Aodh

maleStatistical record

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

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

Aodh: Recorded since 1964, with a gap of 15 years, its highest recorded position is #191, and it stood at #829 in 2025.

2registrars recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#191highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Aodh's record

Absent from every published list for 15 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Falling

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2003–2019

View as table

Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2003	#299
2008	#328
2019	#418

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

FallingNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 21 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2019: #418 among boys in Northern Ireland, #646 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1964–2025 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #191 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Aodh appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 21 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 94 births with the name.

Aodh across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Aodh's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#191 (1964)	#191 (1964)	#829 (2025)	21 of 62	94 (1964–2025)	9 (2018)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#299 (2003)	#299 (2003)	#418 (2019)	3 of 17	10 (2003–2019)	4 (2008)

Aodh by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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 Aodh in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	6	1 of 10	6
1980s	10	3 of 10	3
1990s	6	2 of 10	3
2000s	10	3 of 10	3
2010sbusiest	44	8 of 10	6
2020s	18	4 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

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

Aodh appears in

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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #191 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Aodh'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
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#418	3	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#328	4	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#299	3	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#829	3	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#584	5	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#454	7	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#741	3	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#646	4	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#401	9	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#495	6	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#699	3	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#422	8	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#540	5	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#542	5	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#596	3	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#500	3	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#369	3	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#334	3	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#318	3	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	4	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#191	6	High	Verified

Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
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 2 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #191, first reached in 1964.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 9 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2018.

Its record falls into 13 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 15 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2003, and 39 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

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.

6decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 6 decades →
6 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
13separate stretches the record falls into10 or more separate stretches →
15 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period10 to 19 years missing →
#829position in 2025, its most recent recorded year
39 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 21 to 40 years →
9births registered in its largest year, 2018Under 25 births →

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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Aodhan · #52, 45y
Aoibh · #135, 28y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, 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.

Caomhan · #192, 20y
Jacintha · #194, 24y
Dereck · #196, 17y
Donatas · #199, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Olivier · #191, 37y
Redmond · #191, 30y
Rosemarie · #191, 61y
Simona · #191, 52y

Aodh was ranked #191 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1964. 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.

Aodh 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 Aodh without appearing here.

Aodh moved ahead of

Marius Compare
In 2017 they stood at #540 and #490 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2018 that had become #401 and #749.
Geoffrey Compare
In 2021 they stood at #699 and #699 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2022 that had become #454 and #779.
Graham Compare
In 2017 they stood at #601 and #541 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2018 that had become #401 and #635.
Ronald Compare
In 2010 they stood at #500 and #500 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2011 that had become #540 and #730.

Moved ahead of Aodh

Beau Compare
In 2014 they stood at #422 and #448 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2015 that had become #699 and #308.
Hunter Compare
In 2014 they stood at #422 and #479 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2015 that had become #699 and #308.
Hudson Compare
In 2014 they stood at #422 and #534 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2015 that had become #699 and #421.
Braxton Compare
In 2024 they stood at #454 and #509 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #829 and #577.

Moved the opposite way to Aodh

Alexander Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aodh went from #191 to #829 while Alexander went from #116 to #55.
Arthur Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aodh went from #191 to #829 while Arthur went from #98 to #57.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aodh went from #191 to #829 while Benjamin went from #139 to #83.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aodh went from #191 to #829 while Conor went from #56 to #16.

Moved the same way as Aodh

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aodh went from #191 to #829 and Adrian from #65 to #348.
Alan Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aodh went from #191 to #829 and Alan from #29 to #232.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aodh went from #191 to #829 and Alfred from #134 to #286.
Andrew Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aodh went from #191 to #829 and Andrew from #34 to #106.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 2 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #191 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Aodh

Aodh at a glance

What stands out in Aodh's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Aodh across 2 official records

Aodh by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Aodh at a glance

What stands out in Aodh's record

Aodh across 2 official records

Aodh by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Aodh appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Aodh

Aodh and the names beside it

Aodh moved ahead of

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