Eason means son of Adam or earth's son — from the Old English/Irish. The name carries the most direct earth-son heritage. Two syllables of earth's-son, Adam's-child, and the most flowing Ea-son compound.
son of Adamearth's sonOld EnglishIrishAdamearthchildcleanmodernflowingdirect
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Origin & history of Eason
Old English/Irish (Adam's son/earth's son)→Eason
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Scottish roots
Eason means son of Adam — earth's child. The most direct earth-son heritage.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English/Irish.
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Today
Eason remains a beloved choice, ranking #1185 in the US. 2,737 babies have been named Eason since 1918.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Eason?
2016peak year
Today, Eason is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1185), with only about 172 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2016, 238 babies were given the name (ranked #905 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Eason has been declining in recent years. In all, around 2,737 babies have been registered as Eason since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Eason's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — earth-son nurturing. People named Eason tend to be clean, flowing, and gifted at being the most direct earth-son.
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