Éabha
Say it: AY-va/ˈeːwə/
GirlIrishMeans life5 letters2 syllables
#2
in Ireland (2025)
306
babies in 2025
#2
best rank (2024)
3,949
babies since 1990
Up 50
10-year rank change
Éabha through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 306 | #2 |
| 2024 | 311 | #2 |
| 2023 | 256 | #6 |
| 2022 | 287 | #6 |
| 2021 | 308 | #5 |
| 2020 | 250 | #11 |
| 2019 | 193 | #27 |
| 2018 | 130 | #41 |
| 2017 | 125 | #50 |
| 2016 | 133 | #45 |
| 2015 | 126 | #52 |
| 2014 | 115 | #60 |
| 2013 | 130 | #52 |
| 2012 | 109 | #62 |
| 2011 | 121 | #64 |
| 2010 | 128 | #56 |
| 2009 | 131 | #56 |
| 2008 | 140 | #53 |
| 2007 | 114 | #62 |
| 2006 | 111 | #60 |
| 2005 | 109 | #54 |
| 2004 | 95 | #62 |
| 2003 | 68 | #74 |
| 2002 | 51 | #99 |
| 2001 | 27 | #152 |
| 2000 | 26 | #151 |
| 1999 | 15 | #220 |
| 1998 | 11 | #241 |
| 1997 | 4 | #496 |
| 1996 | 5 | #429 |
| 1995 | 8 | #327 |
| 1992 | 3 | #522 |
| 1990 | 3 | #517 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
★ What does Éabha mean?
Life
Irish form of Eve, from the Hebrew name Chavah, linked with the word for life.
Say it right
AYva
The "bh" in the middle is said like a soft "v" or "w".
Not:EE-ab-haEB-ha
The story of Éabha
Éabha is the Irish form of Eve. The name goes back to the Hebrew Chavah, which is traditionally linked with the word for life.
It first appears in the CSO records in 1990. It grew through the 2000s, held steady at around 110 to 140 babies a year for a decade, then jumped after 2019, reaching number 2 in 2024 and again in 2025. It sits in the same sound family as Ava and Eva, which are also popular in Ireland, so it suits parents who like that sound with an Irish spelling.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Éabha (Irish proper noun)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
At a glance
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Éabha | 294 | 1,920 |
| Eabha | 9 | 2,000 |
| Èabha | 3 | 3 |
| Eábha | under 3 | 26 |
In Northern Ireland
#13 in 2025 with 72 babies. Best rank #13 (2024); 872 babies since 2001.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.