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Meaning, origin and pronunciation, with published usage by place and year.
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Yew-born, in the documented Irish name history.
The exact Irish given-name entry traces Middle Irish Eógan and Primitive Irish ivogeni to Proto-Celtic Iwogenos, yew-born. It explicitly distinguishes the unrelated Eoin/John name despite similar forms; God’s gift is not the reviewed derivation.
Irish name traced through Middle and Primitive Irish to a Celtic formation.
The exact Irish given-name entry traces Middle Irish Eógan and Primitive Irish ivogeni to Proto-Celtic Iwogenos, yew-born. It explicitly distinguishes the unrelated Eoin/John name despite similar forms; God’s gift is not the reviewed derivation.
Like Owen (a documented English-language guide)
A first-hand Dublin exchange account gives Owen as an English reading aid for Eoghan. This is an approximate guide, not a new IPA transcription or a claim that all Irish dialects sound identical. Previously documented native Irish readings remain separate.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2024 | Boys | 6 | 2710 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2020 | Boys | 5 (rounded to 5) | 5766 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 9 | 2440 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 13 | 169 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Boys | 6 | 495 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 41 | 132 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 19 | 5045 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact English entry records given-name use; this is not a claim of an exclusively English origin. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The exact native-language entry documents given-name use. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact Irish given-name entry traces Middle Irish Eógan and Primitive Irish ivogeni to Proto-Celtic Iwogenos, yew-born. It explicitly distinguishes the unrelated Eoin/John name despite similar forms; God’s gift is not the reviewed derivation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Exact regional native reading; not an English guide. Other dialects and personal readings can differ. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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One explicitly documented regional reading; the source also records alternatives. Not an English pronunciation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact Irish given-name entry traces Middle Irish Eógan and Primitive Irish ivogeni to Proto-Celtic Iwogenos, yew-born. It explicitly distinguishes the unrelated Eoin/John name despite similar forms; God’s gift is not the reviewed derivation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted and condensed by Rare Baby Names; CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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A first-hand Dublin exchange account gives Owen as an English reading aid for Eoghan. This is an approximate guide, not a new IPA transcription or a claim that all Irish dialects sound identical. Previously documented native Irish readings remain separate. Credit: Ben Futterman, The Adjustment Period (Dublin), Fisher Global Experiences, The Ohio State University. Source: https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/global/2022/02/08/adjustment-period-dublin. License: original brief factual summary; source rights retained (https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/global/2022/02/08/adjustment-period-dublin). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names restated only the documented reading aid and its scope. No biography passages, images or recordings reproduced; no open license claimed.
Original factual summary; source rights retained
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The Owen-style English reading aid has two syllables. The separately recorded native Irish readings may be compressed and are not assigned this count automatically. Credit: Ben Futterman, The Adjustment Period (Dublin), Fisher Global Experiences, The Ohio State University. Source: https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/global/2022/02/08/adjustment-period-dublin. License: original brief factual summary; source rights retained (https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/global/2022/02/08/adjustment-period-dublin). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names restated only the documented reading aid and its scope. No biography passages, images or recordings reproduced; no open license claimed.
Original factual summary; source rights retained
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Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
