NameTides

Aoife

Aoife was the #2,117 girls' name in the US in 2025 (88 babies), and #192 in England & Wales and #1,373 in Canada.

Aoife as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Aoife as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Aoife as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,117 (88)#192 (265)#116 (38)#8 (85)#34 (121)#1,373 (18)
2024#2,231 (84)#220 (216)#87 (49)#4 (97)#45 (107)#1,479 (16)
2023#2,124 (90)#198 (251)#108 (41)#8 (94)#31 (148)#1,108 (22)
2022#1,782 (115)#191 (265)#129 (33)#6 (113)#30 (158)#1,095 (23)
2021#1,861 (107)#190 (269)#120 (37)#7 (122)#32 (159)#1,049 (25)
2020#1,818 (108)#172 (293)#132 (33)#16 (88)#24 (179)#1,359 (17)
2019#1,986 (97)#189 (259)#100 (44)#12 (111)#16 (229)#1,533 (15)
2018#1,748 (117)#182 (289)#126 (37)#11 (118)#17 (240)#1,062 (24)
2017#1,876 (108)#198 (263)#129 (37)#14 (110)#17 (256)#1,123 (22)
2016#1,929 (104)#186 (293)#169 (29)#11 (128)#15 (300)#1,109 (23)
2015#2,012 (98)#167 (325)#131 (37)#8 (147)#13 (321)#1,202 (20)
2014#2,412 (75)#209 (256)#137 (36)#12 (132)#10 (364)#2,374 (8)
2013#2,726 (63)#192 (277)#147 (31)#7 (163)#6 (424)#2,204 (9)
2012#2,495 (73)#205 (246)#155 (30)#10 (153)#11 (426)#1,904 (11)
2011#2,725 (64)#297 (166)#220 (20)#15 (146)#13 (399)#1,588 (14)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #1,782.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1985.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 960common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 470common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 86very common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 170very common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Aoife is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Aoife by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: #519MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Aoife (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AoifeCanadaGirls#1,37318
AoifeEngland & WalesGirls#192265
AoifeIrelandGirls#34121
AoifeNorthern IrelandGirls#885
AoifeScotlandGirls#11638
AoifeUSGirls#2,11788