Ailbe
Boy · AL-veh · Irish
Ailbe is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Ailbe mean?
Irish: Old Irish name of uncertain meaning
Saint Ailbe of Emly was an early Irish bishop, said in legend to have preached in Ireland before Saint Patrick.
- Say it
- AL-veh
Is Ailbe a girl's or a boy's name?
Ailbe is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ailbe in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 73% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Ailbe, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 34 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ailbe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 762nd in Scotland.
Ailbe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,142 |
| 2017 | 34 | #985 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
Names like Ailbe
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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