Pronunciation
Ay-na
Meaning
Bird-like
Alternate spellings
Enda
Fun fact
Éanna is connected with éan, the Irish word for bird. You'll also recognise the related name Enda. So it's an old Irish name with a nature meaning.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Éanna, 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.
#87Rank among boy names in 202566Babies 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 | 66 | #87 |
| 2024 | 49 | #112 |
| 2023 | 60 | #96 |
| 2022 | 54 | #116 |
| 2021 | 48 | #131 |
| 2020 | 56 | #107 |
| 2019 | 49 | #127 |
| 2018 | 44 | #138 |
| 2017 | 29 | #197 |
| 2016 | 53 | #125 |
| 2015 | 31 | #189 |
| 2014 | 32 | #184 |
| 2013 | 43 | #147 |
| 2012 | 38 | #176 |
| 2011 | 34 | #189 |
| 2010 | 41 | #165 |
| 2009 | 31 | #185 |
| 2008 | 34 | #182 |
| 2007 | 33 | #166 |
| 2006 | 29 | #161 |
| 2005 | 29 | #158 |
| 2004 | 25 | #159 |
| 2003 | 14 | #207 |
| 2002 | 22 | #168 |
| 2001 | 17 | #176 |
| 2000 | 24 | #149 |
| 1999 | 16 | #177 |
| 1998 | 10 | #203 |
| 1997 | 26 | #145 |
| 1996 | 18 | #169 |
| 1995 | 22 | #150 |
| 1994 | 20 | #153 |
| 1993 | 25 | #144 |
| 1992 | 34 | #129 |
| 1991 | 28 | #140 |
| 1990 | 27 | #144 |
| 1989 | 40 | #115 |
| 1988 | 21 | #148 |
| 1987 | 22 | #147 |
| 1986 | 12 | #186 |
| 1985 | 8 | #207 |
| 1984 | 9 | #205 |
| 1983 | 8 | #214 |
| 1982 | 6 | #248 |
| 1981 | 6 | #246 |
| 1980 | 3 | #321 |
| 1979 | 3 | #324 |
| 1978 | 4 | #283 |
| 1977 | 6 | #253 |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | 3 | #321 |
| 1973 | 6 | #254 |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | 5 | #251 |
| 1969 | 5 | #246 |
| 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.