Aonghus

maleStatistical record

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

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

Aonghus: Recorded since 1971, it reached #180 in 1989, and it stood at #755 in 2021.

1registrar recorded it
30times a registrar ranked it
51years from first to last
#180highest recorded position
8groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1971–2021

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1971	#304
1974	#251
1975	#225
1976	#241
1977	#273
1978	#242
1979	#228
1980	#232
1981	#228
1982	#223
1983	#330
1984	#197
1985	#202
1986	#186
1987	#213
1988	#215
1989	#180
1990	#185
1991	#216
1992	#251
1993	#223
1994	#299
1997	#286
2000	#390
2001	#409
2003	#500
2005	#518
2012	#616
2017	#610
2021	#755

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 · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 30 of the 51 years from 1971 to 2021.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1971–2021 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1971
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2021
Highest recorded position: #180 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1971–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Aonghus 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 Aonghus in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	42	7 of 10	6
1980sbusiest	85	10 of 10	9
1990s	44	6 of 10	7
2000s	12	4 of 10	3
2010s	8	2 of 10	4
2020s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 9 births a year.

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

Aonghus 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 1971 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #180 in Republic of Ireland in 1989.

Aonghus'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
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#755	3	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#610	4	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#616	4	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#518	3	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#500	3	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#409	3	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#286	6	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#299	4	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#223	8	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	6	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#216	8	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#185	12	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#180	12	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#215	7	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#213	8	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#186	12	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#202	9	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#197	10	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	3	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#223	8	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#228	8	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#232	8	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#228	8	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#242	6	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#273	5	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#241	6	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#225	8	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	6	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#304	3	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 1971 and 2021, ranked in 30 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #180, first reached in 1989.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1986.

Its record falls into 9 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 6 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.

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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.

Wenke · #181, 31y
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Alvilde · #176, 35y
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Also first recorded in the 1970s

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

Patrycja · #180, 47y
Mantas · #181, 43y
Lochlann · #178, 29y
Stacy · #178, 41y

Aonghus was ranked #180 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1989. 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.

Aonghus 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 Aonghus without appearing here.

Aonghus moved ahead of

Ronald Compare
In 2011 they stood at #500 and #500 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #616 and #718.
Rodney Compare
In 1983 they stood at #330 and #282 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1984 that had become #197 and #274.
Florence Compare
In 1978 they stood at #242 and #242 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1979 that had become #228 and #245.

Moved ahead of Aonghus

Logan Compare
In 2000 they stood at #286 and #337 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2001 that had become #409 and #273.
Kristian Compare
In 1999 they stood at #286 and #303 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #390 and #274.
Rian Compare
In 1993 they stood at #223 and #235 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1994 that had become #299 and #192.
Ben Compare
In 1982 they stood at #223 and #268 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1983 that had become #330 and #226.

Moved the opposite way to Aonghus

Aaron Compare
Between 1971 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aonghus went from #304 to #755 while Aaron went from #204 to #42.
Adam Compare
Between 1971 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aonghus went from #304 to #755 while Adam went from #164 to #22.
Alexander Compare
Between 1971 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aonghus went from #304 to #755 while Alexander went from #120 to #43.
Arthur Compare
Between 1971 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aonghus went from #304 to #755 while Arthur went from #140 to #67.

Moved the same way as Aonghus

Adrian Compare
Between 1971 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aonghus went from #304 to #755 and Adrian from #52 to #257.
Alan Compare
Between 1971 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aonghus went from #304 to #755 and Alan from #13 to #186.
Andrew Compare
Between 1971 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aonghus went from #304 to #755 and Andrew from #26 to #95.
Anthony Compare
Between 1971 and 2021 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aonghus went from #304 to #755 and Anthony from #15 to #121.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1971 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #180 in Republic of Ireland in 1989. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Aonghus

Aonghus at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Aonghus by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Aonghus at a glance

Aonghus by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Aonghus moved ahead of

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