Pronunciation
Ev-leen / Ay-leen
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Irish form of Aveline/Evelyn; also traditionally associated with Helen and shining light
Alternate spellings
Eibhlin
Fun fact
You may hear Ev-leen or Ay-leen. Its familiar-sounding forms show how names can move between languages while gaining their own local character.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Eibhlín, 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 | 6 | #544 |
| 2024 | 7 | #504 |
| 2023 | 6 | #555 |
| 2022 | 6 | #559 |
| 2021 | 9 | #430 |
| 2020 | 8 | #444 |
| 2019 | 9 | #421 |
| 2018 | 7 | #512 |
| 2017 | 12 | #341 |
| 2016 | 10 | #419 |
| 2015 | 13 | #362 |
| 2014 | 6 | #584 |
| 2013 | 7 | #540 |
| 2012 | 12 | #398 |
| 2011 | 13 | #359 |
| 2010 | 9 | #475 |
| 2009 | 12 | #379 |
| 2008 | 10 | #430 |
| 2007 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2006 | 12 | #325 |
| 2005 | 10 | #347 |
| 2004 | 6 | #476 |
| 2003 | 7 | #403 |
| 2002 | 6 | #406 |
| 2001 | 3 | #606 |
| 2000 | 7 | #352 |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | 10 | #252 |
| 1997 | 10 | #304 |
| 1996 | 9 | #316 |
| 1995 | 5 | #417 |
| 1994 | 7 | #350 |
| 1993 | 9 | #320 |
| 1992 | 5 | #417 |
| 1991 | 8 | #338 |
| 1990 | 9 | #321 |
| 1989 | 10 | #300 |
| 1988 | 9 | #329 |
| 1987 | 10 | #310 |
| 1986 | 13 | #275 |
| 1985 | 10 | #306 |
| 1984 | 15 | #252 |
| 1983 | 13 | #280 |
| 1982 | 13 | #286 |
| 1981 | 7 | #363 |
| 1980 | 7 | #370 |
| 1979 | 10 | #321 |
| 1978 | 6 | #388 |
| 1977 | 6 | #391 |
| 1976 | 7 | #344 |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | 6 | #374 |
| 1973 | 6 | #374 |
| 1972 | 6 | #352 |
| 1971 | 6 | #349 |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | 5 | #351 |
| 1968 | 4 | #357 |
| 1967 | 5 | #315 |
| 1966 | 3 | #380 |
| 1965 | 4 | #325 |
| 1964 | 3 | #372 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.