Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Aodh

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Fire
Celtic
Gaelic
Spirit

Syllables

1

Pronunciation

a(o)-dh

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #384, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
20235
20227
2021–
20203
20194
20189
20176
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #328, 4 births); most recent 2019 (rank #418, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence