Pronunciation
Ay
Meaning
Fire
Alternate spellings
Áed
Fun fact
Aodh means fire. You'll find it behind names like Aodhán and the anglicised Aidan, meaning little fire. So a lot of very familiar names come back to this short old Irish name.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Aodh, 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.
#829Rank among boy names in 20253Babies 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 | 3 | #829 |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | 5 | #584 |
| 2022 | 7 | #454 |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | 3 | #741 |
| 2019 | 4 | #646 |
| 2018 | 9 | #401 |
| 2017 | 6 | #495 |
| 2016 | 4 | #601 |
| 2015 | 3 | #699 |
| 2014 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2013 | 8 | #422 |
| 2012 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2011 | 5 | #540 |
| 2010 | 5 | #542 |
| 2009 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2008 | 4 | #601 |
| 2007 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2006 | 3 | #596 |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | 3 | #369 |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | 3 | #318 |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | 4 | #292 |
| 1980 | 3 | #321 |
| 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 | 6 | #191 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.