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Ailbe

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

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

Ailbe: Recorded since 1967, with a gap of 32 years, its highest recorded position is #265, and it stood at #676 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2007–2024

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2007 to 2024, ranging from #1124 to #4991.200820122015201820212024#1124#4991
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2007#3589
2008#2507
2009#2837
2010#4678
2012#3416
2013#3822
2014#1630
2015#1673
2016#1704
2017#1124
2018#1235
2019#1506
2020#3848
2021#4789
2022#3048
2023#4991
2024#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 13 of the 59 years from 1967 to 2025.

In 2024: #339 among boys in Northern Ireland, #582 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #4270 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1967–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1967

    First recorded at #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1967–2025

    Highest recorded position: #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1967–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #265 in Republic of Ireland in 1967.

Ailbe'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#30486HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#150616HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#123521HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#112425HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#170414HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#167314HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#163014HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#28376HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#25077HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#3524HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#4163HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#2796HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#5825HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#5565HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#4029HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5725HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#6054HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#2653HighVerified

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

Where Ailbe is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Ailbe, between 1967 and 2025, in 20 of those 59 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1967England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 2017Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 201719672025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1967–202513#265 in 1967
England and Wales2007–202417#1124 in 2017
Northern Ireland2016–20245#279 in 2017

Its high point came 50 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1967) than in England and Wales (2017).

No registrar recorded it for 32 years after 1974; it appears again in 2007.

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What is known about Ailbe

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1967–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #265 in Republic of Ireland in 1967. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.