Pronunciation
Ay-deen
Meaning
Passion, jealousy (traditional interpretation)
Related forms: Éadaoin (related irish form).
Alternate spellings
Éadaoin
Fun fact
Aideen is an anglicised spelling of Éadaoin. Éadaoin comes from the older Irish name Étaín. In her mythological story, a jealous rival turns her into a fly. She eventually falls into a glass of wine, is swallowed, and is reborn as a human child. So there is a LOT more to this name than the meaning alone!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Aideen, 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 | 3 | #885 |
| 2024 | 3 | #898 |
| 2023 | 7 | #495 |
| 2022 | 8 | #458 |
| 2021 | 6 | #586 |
| 2020 | 8 | #444 |
| 2019 | 11 | #362 |
| 2018 | 14 | #319 |
| 2017 | 12 | #341 |
| 2016 | 19 | #247 |
| 2015 | 13 | #362 |
| 2014 | 15 | #321 |
| 2013 | 17 | #286 |
| 2012 | 21 | #244 |
| 2011 | 9 | #465 |
| 2010 | 19 | #276 |
| 2009 | 15 | #314 |
| 2008 | 26 | #212 |
| 2007 | 22 | #222 |
| 2006 | 23 | #197 |
| 2005 | 11 | #320 |
| 2004 | 22 | #186 |
| 2003 | 11 | #294 |
| 2002 | 22 | #176 |
| 2001 | 21 | #187 |
| 2000 | 25 | #156 |
| 1999 | 21 | #171 |
| 1998 | 35 | #107 |
| 1997 | 45 | #115 |
| 1996 | 43 | #124 |
| 1995 | 35 | #139 |
| 1994 | 44 | #119 |
| 1993 | 40 | #130 |
| 1992 | 44 | #125 |
| 1991 | 59 | #106 |
| 1990 | 38 | #134 |
| 1989 | 54 | #114 |
| 1988 | 41 | #136 |
| 1987 | 48 | #125 |
| 1986 | 48 | #121 |
| 1985 | 56 | #118 |
| 1984 | 48 | #135 |
| 1983 | 57 | #122 |
| 1982 | 39 | #161 |
| 1981 | 44 | #153 |
| 1980 | 56 | #138 |
| 1979 | 43 | #157 |
| 1978 | 42 | #156 |
| 1977 | 45 | #154 |
| 1976 | 49 | #148 |
| 1975 | 48 | #147 |
| 1974 | 52 | #141 |
| 1973 | 48 | #147 |
| 1972 | 54 | #130 |
| 1971 | 38 | #158 |
| 1970 | 36 | #156 |
| 1969 | 31 | #169 |
| 1968 | 41 | #135 |
| 1967 | 43 | #127 |
| 1966 | 42 | #128 |
| 1965 | 29 | #148 |
| 1964 | 20 | #171 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.