Pronunciation
Ash-ling
Meaning
Dream, vision
Alternate spellings
Aislinn; Ashling
Fun fact
Aisling is also a type of Irish poetry from the 17th and 18th centuries, where Ireland appears as a woman in a vision. It became popular as a name in the 20th century, so it's more modern as a first name than you might think!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Aisling, 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.
#180Rank among girl names in 202526Babies 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 | 26 | #180 |
| 2024 | 30 | #154 |
| 2023 | 30 | #159 |
| 2022 | 42 | #124 |
| 2021 | 37 | #136 |
| 2020 | 36 | #138 |
| 2019 | 61 | #94 |
| 2018 | 62 | #96 |
| 2017 | 67 | #86 |
| 2016 | 84 | #77 |
| 2015 | 80 | #81 |
| 2014 | 124 | #55 |
| 2013 | 132 | #51 |
| 2012 | 165 | #42 |
| 2011 | 183 | #41 |
| 2010 | 186 | #41 |
| 2009 | 170 | #45 |
| 2008 | 190 | #41 |
| 2007 | 209 | #36 |
| 2006 | 224 | #28 |
| 2005 | 204 | #31 |
| 2004 | 217 | #29 |
| 2003 | 203 | #29 |
| 2002 | 210 | #27 |
| 2001 | 248 | #23 |
| 2000 | 213 | #25 |
| 1999 | 209 | #25 |
| 1998 | 212 | #21 |
| 1997 | 306 | #18 |
| 1996 | 336 | #17 |
| 1995 | 342 | #15 |
| 1994 | 348 | #13 |
| 1993 | 386 | #11 |
| 1992 | 432 | #10 |
| 1991 | 451 | #8 |
| 1990 | 471 | #9 |
| 1989 | 375 | #13 |
| 1988 | 340 | #16 |
| 1987 | 371 | #14 |
| 1986 | 337 | #18 |
| 1985 | 347 | #18 |
| 1984 | 311 | #19 |
| 1983 | 256 | #31 |
| 1982 | 281 | #31 |
| 1981 | 285 | #32 |
| 1980 | 258 | #40 |
| 1979 | 270 | #37 |
| 1978 | 222 | #44 |
| 1977 | 197 | #47 |
| 1976 | 182 | #49 |
| 1975 | 209 | #43 |
| 1974 | 171 | #52 |
| 1973 | 202 | #44 |
| 1972 | 180 | #48 |
| 1971 | 153 | #58 |
| 1970 | 117 | #71 |
| 1969 | 79 | #94 |
| 1968 | 78 | #87 |
| 1967 | 58 | #107 |
| 1966 | 63 | #100 |
| 1965 | 48 | #121 |
| 1964 | 24 | #154 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.