Éirinn
Say it: AY-rin/ˈeːɾʲən̠ʲ/
GirlIrishMeans ireland6 letters2 syllables
#247
in Ireland (2025)
#249 with spellings combined
17
babies in 2025
#220
best rank (2023)
182
babies since 2002
Up 416
10-year rank change
Éirinn through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #249 |
| 2024 | 10 | #368 |
| 2023 | 19 | #220 |
| 2022 | 8 | #453 |
| 2021 | 8 | #460 |
| 2020 | 12 | #335 |
| 2019 | 6 | #546 |
| 2018 | 9 | #434 |
| 2017 | 12 | #343 |
| 2016 | 7 | #518 |
| 2015 | 5 | #665 |
| 2014 | 8 | #500 |
| 2013 | 6 | #590 |
| 2012 | 8 | #513 |
| 2011 | 3 | #932 |
| 2010 | 10 | #445 |
| 2009 | 8 | #489 |
| 2008 | 3 | #860 |
| 2007 | 3 | #841 |
| 2006 | 5 | #551 |
| 2004 | 7 | #414 |
| 2003 | 4 | #559 |
| 2002 | 4 | #512 |
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 Éirinn mean?
Ireland
Irish, a form of Éire (Ireland), as in the phrase Éirinn go brách.
Say it right
AYrin
The fada on the É makes a long "ay" sound. In Munster the ending can sound like "ing".
Not:EYE-rinERR-in
The story of Éirinn
Éirinn is one of the forms of Éire, the Irish name for Ireland. In the grammar of Irish it is the form used after certain small words, and it is the one heard in the old phrase Éirinn go brách, “Ireland forever”. Erin, the familiar English name, comes from the same word.
It first reached the CSO list in 2002. Its best year so far was 2023, with 19 babies and a rank of number 220 in 2023. The CSO did not record fadas before 2018, so older counts include babies named Éirinn written without the accent. By 2025 every Éirinn on the list had the fada.
The name is noticeably more popular in Northern Ireland. There, 18 girls were named Éirinn in 2025, putting it at number 117 in 2025.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Éirinn (Irish proper noun)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
At a glance
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Éirinn | 17 | 81 |
| Eirinn | under 3 | 101 |
In Northern Ireland
#117 in 2025 with 18 babies. Best rank #102 (2023); 208 babies since 2000.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.