Pronunciation
Ay-veen / Ee-veen / Ay-vin / Ee-vin
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Beautiful; delightful, pleasant
Alternate spellings
Aoibheann; Aoibhín
Fun fact
Aoibhinn is a spelling variant of Aoibheann, and it's also an Irish word meaning delightful or blissful. So there's a lovely meaning behind it as well as that pretty sound. You'll hear different pronunciations depending on dialect and the person using the name.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Aoibhinn, 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 | 19 | #226 |
| 2024 | 9 | #412 |
| 2023 | 25 | #183 |
| 2022 | 28 | #174 |
| 2021 | 45 | #118 |
| 2020 | 44 | #121 |
| 2019 | 31 | #165 |
| 2018 | 44 | #124 |
| 2017 | 92 | #71 |
| 2016 | 100 | #63 |
| 2015 | 100 | #67 |
| 2014 | 111 | #61 |
| 2013 | 126 | #57 |
| 2012 | 125 | #56 |
| 2011 | 128 | #60 |
| 2010 | 111 | #67 |
| 2009 | 117 | #64 |
| 2008 | 72 | #94 |
| 2007 | 72 | #82 |
| 2006 | 71 | #84 |
| 2005 | 47 | #114 |
| 2004 | 31 | #145 |
| 2003 | 25 | #167 |
| 2002 | 32 | #138 |
| 2001 | 22 | #180 |
| 2000 | 17 | #202 |
| 1999 | 26 | #142 |
| 1998 | 16 | #197 |
| 1997 | 10 | #304 |
| 1996 | 9 | #316 |
| 1995 | 8 | #327 |
| 1994 | 10 | #297 |
| 1993 | 8 | #340 |
| 1992 | 5 | #417 |
| 1991 | 6 | #393 |
| 1990 | 5 | #409 |
| 1989 | 3 | #503 |
| 1988 | 4 | #442 |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | 4 | #458 |
| 1985 | 4 | #456 |
| 1984 | 5 | #414 |
| 1983 | 5 | #438 |
| 1982 | 5 | #425 |
| 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 | 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 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
