Aoibhinn
Say it: EE-vin/ˈiːvɪn/
GirlIrishMeans delightful8 letters2 syllables
#226
in Ireland (2025)
#156 with spellings combined
30
babies in 2025
#56
best rank (2012)
1,904
babies since 1982
Down 89
10-year rank change
Aoibhinn through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #156 |
| 2024 | 25 | #181 |
| 2023 | 38 | #123 |
| 2022 | 43 | #123 |
| 2021 | 57 | #97 |
| 2020 | 60 | #91 |
| 2019 | 48 | #114 |
| 2018 | 71 | #88 |
| 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 | #416 |
| 1991 | 6 | #393 |
| 1990 | 5 | #409 |
| 1989 | 3 | #503 |
| 1988 | 4 | #442 |
| 1986 | 4 | #458 |
| 1985 | 4 | #456 |
| 1984 | 5 | #414 |
| 1983 | 5 | #438 |
| 1982 | 5 | #425 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
★ What does Aoibhinn mean?
Delightful
Irish, from the adjective aoibhinn (delightful, blissful).
Say it right
EEvin
"Aoi" sounds like "ee" and "bh" like "v".
Not:OY-binAY-oh-bin
The story of Aoibhinn
Aoibhinn is the everyday Irish word for delightful or blissful, used as a name. The word goes back to Old Irish oíbind, pleasant or delightful, and it is related to aoibh, a word for beauty or a pleasant look. Aoibheann is a closely related name, and both are traced to the same Old Irish name, Aíbinn.
Aoibhinn reached the CSO list in 1982 and grew steadily through the 2000s. The most babies came in 2011, with 128 girls. Its best rank followed in 2012, when it was number 56.
The CSO recorded no fadas before 2018, so the figures above combine every spelling. Since then a spelling with a fada on the second i, Aoibhínn, has been counted separately. In 2025 there were 19 girls named Aoibhinn and 11 named Aoibhínn. The name is less common in Northern Ireland, where its best place was number 123 in 2015.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Aoibhinn (English and Irish proper noun)
- Wiktionary: aoibhinn (Irish adjective)
- Wikipedia: Aoibheann
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
At a glance
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Aoibhinn | 19 | 1,777 |
| Aoibhínn | 11 | 127 |
In Northern Ireland
#205 in 2025 with 8 babies. Best rank #123 (2015); 295 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.