Pronunciation
Awn-yuh / Aw-nya
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Splendour, radiance, brilliance
Fun fact
Áine is an Irish goddess associated with summer, the harvest and prosperity. She’s also known as a fairy queen, so there’s a lot of Irish folklore connected with this name.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Áine, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #91 |
| 2024 | 40 | #117 |
| 2023 | 59 | #86 |
| 2022 | 52 | #101 |
| 2021 | 58 | #94 |
| 2020 | 52 | #103 |
| 2019 | 62 | #92 |
| 2018 | 74 | #82 |
| 2017 | 75 | #82 |
| 2016 | 83 | #79 |
| 2015 | 105 | #61 |
| 2014 | 106 | #65 |
| 2013 | 116 | #62 |
| 2012 | 128 | #54 |
| 2011 | 130 | #58 |
| 2010 | 124 | #58 |
| 2009 | 159 | #47 |
| 2008 | 157 | #50 |
| 2007 | 203 | #37 |
| 2006 | 175 | #37 |
| 2005 | 187 | #35 |
| 2004 | 190 | #33 |
| 2003 | 183 | #32 |
| 2002 | 149 | #39 |
| 2001 | 156 | #36 |
| 2000 | 194 | #27 |
| 1999 | 155 | #32 |
| 1998 | 140 | #29 |
| 1997 | 173 | #35 |
| 1996 | 184 | #33 |
| 1995 | 182 | #30 |
| 1994 | 177 | #31 |
| 1993 | 180 | #31 |
| 1992 | 203 | #27 |
| 1991 | 162 | #36 |
| 1990 | 199 | #28 |
| 1989 | 173 | #29 |
| 1988 | 188 | #33 |
| 1987 | 197 | #36 |
| 1986 | 189 | #40 |
| 1985 | 174 | #41 |
| 1984 | 195 | #41 |
| 1983 | 172 | #49 |
| 1982 | 169 | #53 |
| 1981 | 184 | #51 |
| 1980 | 213 | #47 |
| 1979 | 171 | #53 |
| 1978 | 161 | #57 |
| 1977 | 149 | #60 |
| 1976 | 138 | #64 |
| 1975 | 107 | #79 |
| 1974 | 82 | #107 |
| 1973 | 88 | #97 |
| 1972 | 74 | #107 |
| 1971 | 71 | #115 |
| 1970 | 77 | #103 |
| 1969 | 60 | #115 |
| 1968 | 49 | #117 |
| 1967 | 44 | #123 |
| 1966 | 56 | #109 |
| 1965 | 55 | #115 |
| 1964 | 36 | #133 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.