Pronunciation
Ay-va
Meaning
Life
Alternate spellings
Eabha
Fun fact
Éabha is pronounced like Ava, but it's actually the Irish form of Eve. So the sound is familiar, but the name family is different! Traditionally it has a fada over the E, although you'll sometimes see it left off.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Éabha, 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.
#2Rank among girl names in 2025294Babies 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 | 294 | #2 |
| 2024 | 293 | #2 |
| 2023 | 241 | #8 |
| 2022 | 271 | #6 |
| 2021 | 288 | #5 |
| 2020 | 234 | #16 |
| 2019 | 178 | #29 |
| 2018 | 121 | #48 |
| 2017 | 125 | #50 |
| 2016 | 133 | #45 |
| 2015 | 126 | #52 |
| 2014 | 115 | #60 |
| 2013 | 130 | #52 |
| 2012 | 109 | #62 |
| 2011 | 121 | #64 |
| 2010 | 128 | #56 |
| 2009 | 131 | #56 |
| 2008 | 140 | #53 |
| 2007 | 114 | #62 |
| 2006 | 111 | #60 |
| 2005 | 109 | #54 |
| 2004 | 95 | #62 |
| 2003 | 68 | #74 |
| 2002 | 51 | #99 |
| 2001 | 27 | #152 |
| 2000 | 26 | #151 |
| 1999 | 15 | #220 |
| 1998 | 11 | #241 |
| 1997 | 4 | #496 |
| 1996 | 5 | #429 |
| 1995 | 8 | #327 |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | 3 | #523 |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | 3 | #517 |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 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 | 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.