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How popular is the name Eoghan?
Births per year, rank history and how many Eoghans are alive today.
Eoghan (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Owen in England and Wales, ranked 2440th in 2025 and given to 9 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2009, when 30 babies were given the name, the 904th most popular that year. It has declined since 2009; the 2025 figure is roughly 30% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Owen you are most likely to meet is around 23 years old. Half of all Owens born in England and Wales are between 20 and 53, and there are at least 60,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly an 18% chance that at least one of them will be called Owen.
How many babies are named Eoghan each year?
Includes all spellings: Eoghan, Owen. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Eoghan spelling rank?
Where does the Owen spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Eoghan most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Owen, peaked in 2002, when 2,365 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Eoghan spelling itself peaked in 2009, with 30 babies.
How many people are called Eoghan?
At least 60,000 people named Eoghan in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Eoghan?
Most living Eoghans are between 20 and 53; the most common age is about 23.
Is Eoghan becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2002 peak.