Boys' name · since 1989
Eoghan
Eoghan has 507 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,115 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 507
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
507 babies have been named Eoghan since 1989, making it today's #5115 boys' name.
Eoghan has 507 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5115 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #7,834 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,115 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 507 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eoghan ranks #7,834 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,115 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 507 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,834 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,115 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 507
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eoghan's 507 recorded births place it above 82.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
How Eoghan compares
507 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eoghan's all-time total is 37% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eoghan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 507 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eoghan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eoghan's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eoghan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Eoghan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (199 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Eoghan's strongest decade.
199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Eoghan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
199 births
- 2020s
2020s
128 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 199 births (39% of all-time use).
How Eoghan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eoghan's total volume
Eoghan by state
Where Eoghan concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 507 births nationwide.
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What to do with Eoghan's data
- Eoghan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (199 total births) through the 2020s (128) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Massachusetts records the most Eoghans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Eoghan
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Eoghan
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eoghan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eoghan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.