Eoin is the Irish Gaelic form of John and means "God is gracious", from the Hebrew Yochanan; it is pronounced like Owen, which is a separate Welsh name. It is the usual Irish form for Saint John the Evangelist and is well known through the children's author Eoin Colfer. Eoin ranked 2492 among US boys in 2000, peaked at number 1873 in 2003 and stands at number 2810 in 2025.