Pronunciation
Ayn-gus
Meaning
Often interpreted as one strength or one choice
Alternate spellings
Aengus; Angus
Fun fact
In a famous myth, Aonghus follows a dream to find his love and joins her in the form of a swan. A name associated with love has a really magical story behind it.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Aonghus, 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.
Less than 3Babies registered in 2025; no ranking shown
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 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | 3 | #755 |
| 2020 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | 4 | #610 |
| 2016 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2015 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2014 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2013 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2012 | 4 | #616 |
| 2011 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2010 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2009 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2008 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2007 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2006 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2005 | 3 | #518 |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | 3 | #409 |
| 2000 | 3 | #390 |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1997 | 6 | #286 |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | 4 | #299 |
| 1993 | 8 | #223 |
| 1992 | 6 | #251 |
| 1991 | 8 | #216 |
| 1990 | 12 | #185 |
| 1989 | 12 | #180 |
| 1988 | 7 | #215 |
| 1987 | 8 | #213 |
| 1986 | 12 | #186 |
| 1985 | 9 | #202 |
| 1984 | 10 | #197 |
| 1983 | 3 | #330 |
| 1982 | 8 | #223 |
| 1981 | 8 | #228 |
| 1980 | 8 | #232 |
| 1979 | 8 | #228 |
| 1978 | 6 | #242 |
| 1977 | 5 | #273 |
| 1976 | 6 | #241 |
| 1975 | 8 | #225 |
| 1974 | 6 | #251 |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | 3 | #304 |
| 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.