Pronunciation
Ee-veen / Ay-veen
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Beauty
Alternate spellings
Aoibhinn
Fun fact
Aoibhín is another of the beauty names you'll hear in Ireland. It can be Ee-veen or Ay-veen, depending on dialect and preference. You'll also see spellings with inn instead of ín.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Aoibhín, 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 | 82 | #62 |
| 2024 | 67 | #75 |
| 2023 | 77 | #71 |
| 2022 | 82 | #65 |
| 2021 | 83 | #71 |
| 2020 | 79 | #67 |
| 2019 | 85 | #69 |
| 2018 | 93 | #68 |
| 2017 | 94 | #68 |
| 2016 | 37 | #150 |
| 2015 | 37 | #156 |
| 2014 | 30 | #179 |
| 2013 | 37 | #161 |
| 2012 | 29 | #193 |
| 2011 | 34 | #170 |
| 2010 | 46 | #134 |
| 2009 | 37 | #165 |
| 2008 | 50 | #127 |
| 2007 | 38 | #160 |
| 2006 | 37 | #141 |
| 2005 | 49 | #112 |
| 2004 | 29 | #153 |
| 2003 | 34 | #138 |
| 2002 | 20 | #189 |
| 2001 | 18 | #204 |
| 2000 | 13 | #251 |
| 1999 | 11 | #254 |
| 1998 | 18 | #185 |
| 1997 | 13 | #275 |
| 1996 | 17 | #227 |
| 1995 | 13 | #261 |
| 1994 | 11 | #282 |
| 1993 | 6 | #385 |
| 1992 | 4 | #456 |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | 3 | #488 |
| 1986 | 4 | #458 |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 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 | 3 | #508 |
| 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 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.