UK girl's name
Aoibhin
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Aoibhin is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Aoibhin popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2021, with 6 births.
This profile covers 26 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2008 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 229 living people in the UK are called Aoibhin. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Aoibhin ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2021, when 6 girls were registered as Aoibhin.
- • Aoibhin ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #134 in 2024.
- • About 229 living people in the UK are estimated to have Aoibhin as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2021
6 births
Estimated living
229
2026
Popularity
Aoibhin over time
The chart below shows babies named Aoibhin registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Aoibhin, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aoibhin by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Aoibhin was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4685 | 13 | 3 |
| 2010s | #5379 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000s | #5545 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Aoibhin is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Aoibhin. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Aoibhin ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #134 in 2024.
Across the UK
Aoibhin in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#765 in 2020
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#134 in 2024
27 years of NISRA records, 201 total registered
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Names similar to Aoibhin
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- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Aoibhin: questions and answers
How popular is the name Aoibhin in the UK right now?
In 2024, Aoibhin was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Aoibhin most popular?
The peak year on record was 2021, with 6 babies registered as Aoibhin in England and Wales.
How many people are called Aoibhin in the UK?
A total of 26 babies have been registered as Aoibhin across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland and 201 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Aoibhin most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Aoibhin ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #134 in 2024. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.