Eva in Irish: Aoife
The Irish form of Eva is Aoife, a girl's name meaning “beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish form
- Aoife
- Meaning
- Beautiful, radiant, joyful
- Gender
- Girl
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 69 for girls (2025)
How do you say Eva in Irish?
Eva in Irish is Aoife, pronounced EE-fa. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Aoife mean?
Aoife means “beautiful, radiant, joyful.” Eva is one of the English forms of the name.
Read more about Aoife: its meaning, origin and stories
How popular is Eva in Ireland?
In 2025, 77 baby girls in Ireland were named Eva, which made it No. 69 that year. That's down from No. 39 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 2016, when 166 baby girls were named Eva, No. 37 that year. The most babies got the name in 2009: 201. The records go back to 1964, when 7 baby girls were given the name.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77 | No. 69 |
| 2024 | 91 | No. 58 |
| 2023 | 104 | No. 52 |
| 2022 | 91 | No. 59 |
| 2021 | 95 | No. 63 |
| 2020 | 131 | No. 37 |
| 2019 | 144 | No. 38 |
| 2018 | 136 | No. 40 |
| 2017 | 144 | No. 39 |
| 2016 | 166 | No. 37 |
| 2015 | 159 | No. 39 |
| 2014 | 147 | No. 43 |
| 2013 | 154 | No. 42 |
| 2012 | 160 | No. 45 |
| 2011 | 152 | No. 52 |
| 2010 | 176 | No. 44 |
| 2009 | 201 | No. 38 |
| 2008 | 196 | No. 38 |
| 2007 | 178 | No. 41 |
| 2006 | 146 | No. 44 |
| 2005 | 131 | No. 49 |
| 2004 | 127 | No. 47 |
| 2003 | 100 | No. 55 |
| 2002 | 112 | No. 50 |
| 2001 | 127 | No. 44 |
| 2000 | 82 | No. 58 |
| 1999 | 77 | No. 60 |
| 1998 | 59 | No. 66 |
| 1997 | 80 | No. 68 |
| 1996 | 65 | No. 78 |
| 1995 | 45 | No. 117 |
| 1994 | 39 | No. 135 |
| 1993 | 38 | No. 137 |
| 1992 | 36 | No. 148 |
| 1991 | 39 | No. 133 |
| 1990 | 30 | No. 163 |
| 1989 | 29 | No. 164 |
| 1988 | 18 | No. 222 |
| 1987 | 36 | No. 147 |
| 1986 | 34 | No. 162 |
| 1985 | 22 | No. 213 |
| 1984 | 49 | No. 133 |
| 1983 | 33 | No. 174 |
| 1982 | 35 | No. 171 |
| 1981 | 45 | No. 151 |
| 1980 | 42 | No. 168 |
| 1979 | 36 | No. 176 |
| 1978 | 50 | No. 140 |
| 1977 | 32 | No. 180 |
| 1976 | 26 | No. 204 |
| 1975 | 21 | No. 218 |
| 1974 | 25 | No. 206 |
| 1973 | 24 | No. 210 |
| 1972 | 17 | No. 228 |
| 1971 | 19 | No. 220 |
| 1970 | 13 | No. 230 |
| 1969 | 14 | No. 231 |
| 1968 | 19 | No. 197 |
| 1967 | 13 | No. 214 |
| 1966 | 16 | No. 195 |
| 1965 | 8 | No. 251 |
| 1964 | 7 | No. 257 |
Aoife 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 Aoife, letter by letter.
- AAilm, pine
- OOnn, gorse
- IIodhadh, yew
- FFearn, alder
- EEadhadh, aspen
Write any name in Ogham with our Ogham translator
Names that go with Eva
Questions about Eva
- What is Eva in Irish?
- The Irish form of Eva is Aoife, pronounced EE-fa. Aoife means “beautiful, radiant, joyful.”
- How do you pronounce Aoife?
- Aoife is pronounced EE-fa. Two syllables, stress on the first. There's a short video above where you can hear it said.
- Is Eva a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Eva is a girl's name.
- How popular is Eva in Ireland?
- In 2025, Eva was No. 69 for girls in Ireland, with 77 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 2016, at No. 37.