Pronunciation
Ay-veen / Ah-veen / Ee-veen
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Radiant beauty, pleasant
Alternate spellings
Aoibhinn
Fun fact
Aoibheann and Éadaoin may look like close cousins, but they have different roots. Aoibheann belongs to the Irish name family associated with beauty and pleasantness.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Aoibheann, 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 | 26 | #180 |
| 2024 | 32 | #145 |
| 2023 | 40 | #118 |
| 2022 | 42 | #124 |
| 2021 | 47 | #115 |
| 2020 | 53 | #101 |
| 2019 | 74 | #79 |
| 2018 | 76 | #80 |
| 2017 | 95 | #67 |
| 2016 | 82 | #80 |
| 2015 | 78 | #83 |
| 2014 | 88 | #77 |
| 2013 | 85 | #76 |
| 2012 | 115 | #59 |
| 2011 | 106 | #69 |
| 2010 | 92 | #76 |
| 2009 | 88 | #79 |
| 2008 | 102 | #71 |
| 2007 | 67 | #91 |
| 2006 | 78 | #76 |
| 2005 | 51 | #109 |
| 2004 | 37 | #130 |
| 2003 | 40 | #121 |
| 2002 | 23 | #170 |
| 2001 | 30 | #140 |
| 2000 | 31 | #132 |
| 1999 | 26 | #142 |
| 1998 | 20 | #173 |
| 1997 | 22 | #200 |
| 1996 | 23 | #192 |
| 1995 | 17 | #224 |
| 1994 | 18 | #212 |
| 1993 | 16 | #234 |
| 1992 | 13 | #269 |
| 1991 | 8 | #338 |
| 1990 | 8 | #336 |
| 1989 | 9 | #315 |
| 1988 | 11 | #290 |
| 1987 | 9 | #329 |
| 1986 | 6 | #388 |
| 1985 | 14 | #254 |
| 1984 | 9 | #320 |
| 1983 | 6 | #401 |
| 1982 | 7 | #369 |
| 1981 | 6 | #386 |
| 1980 | 3 | #542 |
| 1979 | 7 | #363 |
| 1978 | 6 | #388 |
| 1977 | 5 | #429 |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | 6 | #379 |
| 1974 | 5 | #393 |
| 1973 | 4 | #449 |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
| 1971 | 3 | #466 |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.