Aoibh vs Eire
Aoibh and Eirecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Aoibh was ranked #192 and Eire #192 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Aoibh was ranked #264 and Eire #660 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aoibh and Eire over time
Aoibh and Eire appear together in 2 published lists, across 18 years of shared records. Aoibh held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eire in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Aoibh #204 in 2001, Eire #439 in 1999.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1999–2015
Aoibh held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Eire in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aoibh #204 in 2001, Eire #439 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Aoibh #264, Eire #660.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2011–2024
Aoibh held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Eire in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aoibh #135 in 2023, Eire #192 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aoibh #192, Eire #192.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aoibh | Eire |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #189 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aoibh has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Eire.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aoibh
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #425 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #135 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2000–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Eire
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #439 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2011–2024
Highest recorded position: #192 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2011–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #192 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls