Pronunciation
Ay-veen / Ev-een
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Little swift or active one
Alternate spellings
Eimhin; Evin
Fun fact
Saint Éimhín is associated with Monasterevan in Co Kildare. The town's Irish name is Mainistir Eimhín, meaning Éimhín's monastery. So if you know the town, you already know a place that carries this name!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Éimhín, 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 | 4 | #655 |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2015 | 3 | #699 |
| 2014 | 3 | #715 |
| 2013 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2012 | 5 | #548 |
| 2011 | 5 | #540 |
| 2010 | 5 | #542 |
| 2009 | 6 | #472 |
| 2008 | 8 | #412 |
| 2007 | 4 | #527 |
| 2006 | 4 | #493 |
| 2005 | 8 | #302 |
| 2004 | 5 | #390 |
| 2003 | 5 | #375 |
| 2002 | 9 | #249 |
| 2001 | 4 | #347 |
| 2000 | 7 | #250 |
| 1999 | 4 | #330 |
| 1998 | 3 | #369 |
| 1997 | 7 | #261 |
| 1996 | 9 | #234 |
| 1995 | 7 | #241 |
| 1994 | 7 | #237 |
| 1993 | 7 | #235 |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | 3 | #324 |
| 1990 | 5 | #256 |
| 1989 | 3 | #307 |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | 3 | #303 |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | 3 | #304 |
| 1984 | 3 | #318 |
| 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.
