Eoin is a distinctive choice, ranked #1197 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Eoin in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1197
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About the Name Eoin
Eoin has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 190 places in five years. It was most popular in 1998 at #398 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Eoin is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Eoin in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Eoin
Eoin Morgan — Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan is a cricket commentator and former cricketer who played for Ireland and England.
Eoin Toolan — Eoin Toolan is an Irish professional rugby union football coach.
Eoin Kenny — Eoin Kenny is a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Eoin
Unlikely. With around 24 UK babies named Eoin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Eoin in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Eoin is declining: down 442 places since 2020, to #1,197 in 2025. It peaked at #398 in 1998.
Eoin is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Eoin include: Eoin Morgan, Eoin Toolan and Eoin Kenny. Short summaries for each appear below.
Eoin does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Eoins in the wild.
24
UK babies named Eoin (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 442 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Eoin
Almost certainly the only Eoin in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Eoin
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Eoin Toal is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers, whom he also captains, and the Northern Ireland national team.
Seán Mac Eoin was an Irish republican and later Fine Gael politician who was Minister for Defence briefly in 1951 and from 1954 to 1957, and Minister for Justice from 1948 to 1951.