Pronunciation
Bay-vin / Bay-veen / Bev-in / Bev-een
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Melodious lady; also commonly interpreted as fair or beautiful lady
Alternate spellings
Béibhinn; Bébinn; Bebhinn; Béibhínn
Fun fact
This name has a few different spellings and pronunciations, including Bay-vin and Bay-veen. Binn means melodious or sweet-sounding in Irish, so it has a lovely musical connection. And, like a lot of these names, some people leave the fada off but keep the same pronunciation.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Bébhinn, 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 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | 3 | #898 |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | 5 | #661 |
| 2020 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2019 | 3 | #871 |
| 2018 | 7 | #512 |
| 2017 | 7 | #524 |
| 2016 | 6 | #585 |
| 2015 | 11 | #402 |
| 2014 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2013 | 3 | #894 |
| 2012 | 6 | #612 |
| 2011 | 7 | #550 |
| 2010 | 4 | #758 |
| 2009 | 6 | #582 |
| 2008 | 7 | #546 |
| 2007 | 3 | #842 |
| 2006 | 5 | #550 |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | 4 | #576 |
| 2003 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2002 | 3 | #620 |
| 2001 | 3 | #606 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | 4 | #439 |
| 1998 | 6 | #345 |
| 1997 | 8 | #346 |
| 1996 | 4 | #471 |
| 1995 | 8 | #327 |
| 1994 | 9 | #309 |
| 1993 | 6 | #385 |
| 1992 | 11 | #290 |
| 1991 | 7 | #365 |
| 1990 | 4 | #446 |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | 4 | #442 |
| 1987 | 7 | #362 |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | 6 | #386 |
| 1984 | 5 | #414 |
| 1983 | 7 | #365 |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | 4 | #471 |
| 1980 | 8 | #352 |
| 1979 | 5 | #420 |
| 1978 | 5 | #428 |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | 4 | #429 |
| 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.