Pronunciation
Ay-deen
Meaning
Passion, jealousy (traditional interpretation)
Alternate spellings
Aideen
Fun fact
Éadaoin is the modern Irish form of Étaín. In her story, she is turned into a fly and later reborn as a human child. Irish mythology has some very unusual stories!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Éadaoin, 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.
#207Rank among girl names in 202521Babies 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 | 21 | #207 |
| 2024 | 17 | #243 |
| 2023 | 16 | #247 |
| 2022 | 11 | #357 |
| 2021 | 17 | #258 |
| 2020 | 13 | #315 |
| 2019 | 18 | #260 |
| 2018 | 16 | #280 |
| 2017 | 15 | #301 |
| 2016 | 8 | #476 |
| 2015 | 12 | #378 |
| 2014 | 18 | #274 |
| 2013 | 13 | #357 |
| 2012 | 16 | #317 |
| 2011 | 13 | #359 |
| 2010 | 19 | #276 |
| 2009 | 18 | #272 |
| 2008 | 28 | #199 |
| 2007 | 25 | #202 |
| 2006 | 22 | #203 |
| 2005 | 16 | #245 |
| 2004 | 14 | #257 |
| 2003 | 12 | #279 |
| 2002 | 18 | #208 |
| 2001 | 12 | #266 |
| 2000 | 23 | #165 |
| 1999 | 20 | #177 |
| 1998 | 14 | #213 |
| 1997 | 22 | #200 |
| 1996 | 20 | #204 |
| 1995 | 25 | #173 |
| 1994 | 23 | #179 |
| 1993 | 12 | #275 |
| 1992 | 11 | #290 |
| 1991 | 24 | #180 |
| 1990 | 19 | #208 |
| 1989 | 12 | #272 |
| 1988 | 17 | #232 |
| 1987 | 18 | #232 |
| 1986 | 10 | #305 |
| 1985 | 14 | #254 |
| 1984 | 7 | #365 |
| 1983 | 15 | #260 |
| 1982 | 12 | #300 |
| 1981 | 14 | #272 |
| 1980 | 15 | #274 |
| 1979 | 8 | #346 |
| 1978 | 10 | #315 |
| 1977 | 10 | #311 |
| 1976 | 6 | #360 |
| 1975 | 14 | #252 |
| 1974 | 9 | #300 |
| 1973 | 5 | #402 |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
| 1971 | 4 | #417 |
| 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.