Aibhe

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Aibhe: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Aibhe: Recorded since 1999, it reached #341 in 2008, and it was last ranked in 2018.

1registrar recorded it
18times a registrar ranked it
20years from first to last
#341highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1999–2018

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1999	#439
2001	#606
2003	#490
2004	#414
2005	#424
2006	#345
2007	#431
2008	#341
2009	#379
2010	#910
2011	#798
2012	#560
2013	#894
2014	#661
2015	#581
2016	#868
2017	#651
2018	#734

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 18 of the 20 years from 1999 to 2018.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1999–2018 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

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 recorded1999–2018
Highest recorded position: #341 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1999–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Aibhe by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Aibhe in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	4	1 of 10	4
2000sbusiest	68	8 of 10	9
2010s	40	9 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Aibhe appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1999 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #341 in Republic of Ireland in 2008.

Aibhe's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#734	4	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#651	5	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#868	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#581	6	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#661	5	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#894	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#560	7	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#798	4	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#910	3	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#379	12	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#341	14	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#431	9	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#345	11	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#424	7	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#414	7	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#490	5	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#606	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#439	4	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1999 and 2018, ranked in 18 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #341, first reached in 2008.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2008.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Ahyan · #927, 19y
Aibhlinn · #273, 13y
Aicha · #425, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Maylen · #339, 20y
Sigvart · #343, 14y
Per-Erik · #338, 21y
Tønnes · #338, 17y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Arwa · #341, 29y
Cori · #341, 19y
Johnnie · #341, 29y
Nicol · #341, 26y

Aibhe was ranked #341 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 2008. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Aibhe and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Aibhe without appearing here.

Aibhe moved ahead of

Lorraine Compare
In 2014 they stood at #894 and #894 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2015 that had become #581 and #896.
Cameron Compare
In 2004 they stood at #490 and #490 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2005 that had become #424 and #689.
Jordan Compare
In 2004 they stood at #490 and #294 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2005 that had become #424 and #689.
Jacqueline Compare
In 2003 they stood at #490 and #279 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2004 that had become #414 and #677.

Moved ahead of Aibhe

Fiadh Compare
In 2009 they stood at #379 and #488 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2010 that had become #910 and #319.
Florence Compare
In 2009 they stood at #379 and #488 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2010 that had become #910 and #356.
May Compare
In 2012 they stood at #560 and #677 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2013 that had become #894 and #424.
Aurora Compare
In 2009 they stood at #379 and #893 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2010 that had become #910 and #475.

Moved the opposite way to Aibhe

Alice Compare
Between 1999 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aibhe went from #439 to #734 while Alice went from #87 to #33.
Amelia Compare
Between 1999 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aibhe went from #439 to #734 while Amelia went from #322 to #5.
Anna Compare
Between 1999 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aibhe went from #439 to #734 while Anna went from #28 to #12.
Annie Compare
Between 1999 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aibhe went from #439 to #734 while Annie went from #149 to #73.

Moved the same way as Aibhe

Aimee Compare
Between 1999 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aibhe went from #439 to #734 and Aimee from #68 to #319.
Aisling Compare
Between 1999 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aibhe went from #439 to #734 and Aisling from #25 to #96.
Alex Compare
Between 1999 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aibhe went from #439 to #734 and Alex from #185 to #267.
Alison Compare
Between 1999 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aibhe went from #439 to #734 and Alison from #58 to #162.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1999 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #341 in Republic of Ireland in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Aibhe

Aibhe at a glance

What the data shows

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Aibhe by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Aibhe at a glance

Aibhe by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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