Fun Facts About the Name Eyoas
- 28 babies named Eyoas: U.S. records list 28 babies given the name Eyoas from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Eyoas Mean?
Eyoas is the Ethiopian form of the biblical Hebrew name Yoʾash, known in English as Joash or Jehoash. The Hebrew name joins the shortened divine name Yeho- (Yahweh) with a second element that is customarily explained as "given," which is why the name is traditionally glossed as "Yahweh has given" or "given by the Lord." The exact origin of that second element is not settled, so the traditional meaning should be treated as a long-standing interpretation rather than a securely recoverable literal sense.
Eyoas Name History & Origins
The name reached Ethiopian usage through the Geʾez Bible, where the Hebrew Yoʾash - rendered Ioas in the Greek Septuagint and in the genealogy in Matthew - appears in the Ethiopian tradition as Eyoas. The leading vowel reflects a prosthetic vowel that Amharic and Geʾez commonly add before certain initial consonants, the same pattern seen when Hebrew Yeshu becomes Amharic Iyasu. In the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo tradition, Eyoas is the name of the biblical king of Judah in 2 Kings 11 - 12, and the same form also covers King Jehoash of Israel in 2 Kings 13.
As a personal name, Eyoas is used by Amharic- and Tigrinya-speaking families in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is a separate name from the similarly shaped Iyasu, which corresponds to Joshua/Jesus, and from Yohannes, which corresponds to John.
How Popular is the Name Eyoas?
Eyoas has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #7,903 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,610 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #7,903 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #11,176 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #9,999 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Eyoas Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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