Eamon is the Irish form of Edmund and means "wealthy protector", from the Old English ead, wealth, and mund, protection. Éamon de Valera, a leading figure in Irish independence, is its best-known bearer. In the United States Eamon has stayed just outside the top 1000, from number 1521 in 2000 to a peak of number 1078 in 2017 and number 1646 in 2025, with 102 boys.