Pronunciation
Ay-va
Meaning
Life
Alternate spellings
Eabha
Fun fact
Éabha sounds like Ava, but its name family is Eve.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Éabha, 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.
#2Rank among girl names in 2025294Babies registered in 2025
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 | 294 | #2 |
| 2024 | 293 | #2 |
| 2023 | 241 | #8 |
| 2022 | 271 | #6 |
| 2021 | 288 | #5 |
| 2020 | 234 | #16 |
| 2019 | 178 | #29 |
| 2018 | 121 | #48 |
| 2017 | 125 | #50 |
| 2016 | 133 | #45 |
| 2015 | 126 | #52 |
| 2014 | 115 | #60 |
| 2013 | 130 | #52 |
| 2012 | 109 | #62 |
| 2011 | 121 | #64 |
| 2010 | 128 | #56 |
| 2009 | 131 | #56 |
| 2008 | 140 | #53 |
| 2007 | 114 | #62 |
| 2006 | 111 | #60 |
| 2005 | 109 | #54 |
| 2004 | 95 | #62 |
| 2003 | 68 | #74 |
| 2002 | 51 | #99 |
| 2001 | 27 | #152 |
| 2000 | 26 | #151 |
| 1999 | 15 | #220 |
| 1998 | 11 | #241 |
| 1997 | 4 | #496 |
| 1996 | 5 | #429 |
| 1995 | 8 | #327 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | 3 | #523 |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | 3 | #517 |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 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.