Aoibhin: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Aoibhin is an Irish girl's name meaning “little beauty.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish spelling
- Aoibhín
- Meaning
- Little beauty
- Gender
- Girl
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 62 for girls (2025)
How do you pronounce Aoibhin?
Aoibhin is pronounced EE-veen. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Aoibhin mean?
Aoibhín is a pet form of Aoibhe, made with the Irish diminutive ending -ín, “little.” Aoibhe is linked both with Aoife and with aoibh, a literary Irish word for “beauty” that in everyday Irish means a smile or a pleasant expression, so Aoibhín is usually understood as “little beauty.”
The name is closely related to Aoibhinn and Aoibheann, which go back to the medieval name Aíbinn, recorded for several women in the Irish annals. The actress Aoibhín Garrihy, known for Fair City, is a well-known bearer.
Sources: Behind the Name, Ó Dónaill's Irish dictionary (teanglann.ie), Wikipedia.
How popular is Aoibhin in Ireland?
In 2025, 82 baby girls in Ireland were named Aoibhín, which made it No. 62 that year. That's up from No. 156 ten years earlier. The most babies got the name in 2017: 94. It first appears in the records in 1973, with 3 baby girls.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | No. 62 (Aoibhín) |
| 2024 | 67 | No. 75 (Aoibhín) |
| 2023 | 77 | No. 71 (Aoibhín) |
| 2022 | 82 | No. 65 (Aoibhín) |
| 2021 | 86 | No. 71 (Aoibhín) |
| 2020 | 79 | No. 67 (Aoibhín) |
| 2019 | 90 | No. 69 (Aoibhín) |
| 2018 | 93 | No. 68 (Aoibhín) |
| 2017 | 94 | No. 68 (Aoibhin) |
| 2016 | 37 | No. 150 (Aoibhin) |
| 2015 | 37 | No. 156 (Aoibhin) |
| 2014 | 30 | No. 179 (Aoibhin) |
| 2013 | 37 | No. 161 (Aoibhin) |
| 2012 | 29 | No. 193 (Aoibhin) |
| 2011 | 34 | No. 170 (Aoibhin) |
| 2010 | 46 | No. 134 (Aoibhin) |
| 2009 | 37 | No. 165 (Aoibhin) |
| 2008 | 50 | No. 127 (Aoibhin) |
| 2007 | 38 | No. 160 (Aoibhin) |
| 2006 | 37 | No. 141 (Aoibhin) |
| 2005 | 49 | No. 112 (Aoibhin) |
| 2004 | 29 | No. 153 (Aoibhin) |
| 2003 | 34 | No. 138 (Aoibhin) |
| 2002 | 20 | No. 189 (Aoibhin) |
| 2001 | 18 | No. 204 (Aoibhin) |
| 2000 | 13 | No. 251 (Aoibhin) |
| 1999 | 11 | No. 254 (Aoibhin) |
| 1998 | 18 | No. 185 (Aoibhin) |
| 1997 | 13 | No. 275 (Aoibhin) |
| 1996 | 17 | No. 227 (Aoibhin) |
| 1995 | 13 | No. 261 (Aoibhin) |
| 1994 | 11 | No. 282 (Aoibhin) |
| 1993 | 6 | No. 385 (Aoibhin) |
| 1992 | 4 | No. 456 (Aoibhin) |
| 1987 | 3 | No. 488 (Aoibhin) |
| 1986 | 4 | No. 458 (Aoibhin) |
| 1973 | 3 | No. 508 (Aoibhin) |
Aoibhin in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Aoibhin, letter by letter.
- AAilm, pine
- OOnn, gorse
- IIodhadh, yew
- BBeith, birch
- HUath, hawthorn
- IIodhadh, yew
- NNion, ash
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Names that go with Aoibhin
Questions about Aoibhin
- How do you pronounce Aoibhin?
- Aoibhin is pronounced EE-veen. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- What does Aoibhin mean?
- Aoibhin means “little beauty.”
- Is Aoibhin a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Aoibhin is a girl's name.
- How do you spell Aoibhin in Irish?
- In Irish it's spelled Aoibhín. That's the spelling most parents in Ireland now register, according to the Central Statistics Office.
- How popular is Aoibhin in Ireland?
- In 2025, Aoibhín was No. 62 for girls in Ireland, with 82 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. That's the highest it has ever ranked.