Aoileann

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Aoileann: Recorded since 1975, with a gap of 25 years, it reached #377 in 2010, and it stood at #736 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
21times a registrar ranked it
50years from first to last
#377highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Aoileann's record

Absent from every published list for 25 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1975–2024

View as table

Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1975	#406
2001	#606
2003	#655
2004	#677
2006	#764
2007	#549
2010	#377
2011	#695
2012	#907
2013	#747
2014	#458
2015	#462
2016	#515
2017	#471
2018	#734
2019	#621
2020	#700
2021	#390
2022	#634
2023	#727
2024	#736

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 21 of the 50 years from 1975 to 2024.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1975–2024 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1975
First recorded at #406 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2024
Highest recorded position: #377 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1975–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Aoileann 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 Aoileann in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	5	1 of 10	5
2000s	18	5 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	67	10 of 10	7
2020s	27	5 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 7 births a year.

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

Aoileann 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 1975 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #377 in Republic of Ireland in 2010.

Aoileann'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
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#736	4	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#727	4	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#634	5	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#390	10	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#700	4	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#621	5	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#734	4	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#471	8	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#515	7	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#462	9	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#458	9	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#747	4	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#907	3	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#695	5	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#377	13	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#549	6	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#764	3	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#677	3	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#655	3	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#606	3	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#406	5	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 1975 and 2024, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #377, first reached in 2010.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2010.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 25 years.

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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Aonghus · #180, 30y

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.

Esten · #378, 18y
Pharrell · #381, 22y
John Paul · #384, 18y
Gine · #385, 22y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Sahar · #378, 49y
Mathis · #379, 34y
Omid · #383, 47y
Venessa · #383, 15y

Aoileann was ranked #377 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 2010. 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.

Aoileann 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 Aoileann without appearing here.

Aoileann moved ahead of

Lorraine Compare
In 2009 they stood at #549 and #505 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2010 that had become #377 and #910.
Barbara Compare
In 2020 they stood at #700 and #495 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2021 that had become #390 and #883.
Judith Compare
In 2020 they stood at #621 and #551 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2021 that had become #390 and #883.
Leanne Compare
In 2020 they stood at #700 and #700 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2021 that had become #390 and #883.

Moved ahead of Aoileann

Chloe Compare
In 2000 they stood at #406 and #503 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2001 that had become #606 and #4.
Sophie Compare
In 2000 they stood at #406 and #503 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2001 that had become #606 and #16.
Caitlin Compare
In 2000 they stood at #406 and #503 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2001 that had become #606 and #34.
Erin Compare
In 2000 they stood at #406 and #503 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2001 that had become #606 and #47.

Moved the opposite way to Aoileann

Abigail Compare
Between 1975 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aoileann went from #406 to #736 while Abigail went from #282 to #79.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1975 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aoileann went from #406 to #736 while Alexandra went from #274 to #145.
Alice Compare
Between 1975 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aoileann went from #406 to #736 while Alice went from #125 to #52.
Amelia Compare
Between 1975 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aoileann went from #406 to #736 while Amelia went from #455 to #8.

Moved the same way as Aoileann

Aisling Compare
Between 1975 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aoileann went from #406 to #736 and Aisling from #43 to #154.
Alison Compare
Between 1975 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aoileann went from #406 to #736 and Alison from #60 to #275.
Amanda Compare
Between 1975 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aoileann went from #406 to #736 and Amanda from #39 to #631.
Andrea Compare
Between 1975 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aoileann went from #406 to #736 and Andrea from #103 to #736.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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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.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1975 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #377 in Republic of Ireland in 2010. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Aoileann

Aoileann at a glance

What stands out in Aoileann's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Aoileann by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Aoileann appears in

Popularity data

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Also first recorded in the 1970s

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Aoileann at a glance

What stands out in Aoileann's record

Aoileann by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Aoileann appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Aoileann

Aoileann and the names beside it

Aoileann moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Aoileann

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