Aoife
Aoife was the 2120th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1748th with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 106 places. More babies were named Aoife in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,120 girls, down 300 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 88girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018117 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,181babies recorded
Aoife popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,120 | 88 |
| 2020 | #1,820 | 108 |
| 2010 | #2,783 | 63 |
| 2000 | #3,993 | 31 |
| 1990 | #8,543 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aoife, counting every spelling?
Aoife has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Aoife?
88 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aoife (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aoife born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 95 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aoife.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aoife?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Aoife are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Aoife a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aoife by state
How common Aoife was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (5.5×), New York (1.9×), Illinois (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aoife: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aoife, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aoife
How popular is the name Aoife?
Aoife was the 2120th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1748th with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 106 places. More babies were named Aoife in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aoife a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aoife in the US.
Where is Aoife most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aoife was most common in Massachusetts (0.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Illinois.