Baby Names of Ireland

Irish Girl Names Starting with A

16 Irish girl names beginning with A, with what each one means and how to say it.

Updated October 2026

There are 16 Irish girl names starting with A here. The ones readers look up most are Aoife, Ava and Aoibheann.

The A names for girls on this page that the most babies were given in 2025, by the Central Statistics Office’s ranking.

  1. No. 34 girlsAoife121 babies
  2. No. 50 girlsAilbhe95 babies
  3. No. 62 girlsAoibhín82 babies
  4. No. 91 girlsÁine53 babies
  5. No. 103 girlsAlannah46 babies
  6. No. 180 girlsAoibheann26 babies
  7. No. 718 girlsAileen4 babies
  8. No. 885 girlsAideen3 babies

Irish girl names starting with A

Aibhlinn

pronounced AVE-leen

Aibhlinn is an Irish form of Aveline, a Norman name also linked with Evelyn. Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Aileen

pronounced AY-leen

Aileen is a form of Eileen, from the Irish Eibhlín. Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Aine

pronounced AWN-ye

Aine means “splendor, radiance, brilliance.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Anna in Irish is Aine, meaning “splendor, radiance, brilliance.” Say it AWN-ye.

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Anya in Irish is Aine, meaning “splendor, radiance, brilliance.” Say it AWN-ye.

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Aoife

pronounced EE-fa

Aoife means “beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Two syllables, stress on the first.

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Ava in Irish is Aoife, meaning “beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Say it EE-fa.

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