Aoife: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,120

among girls · ↑113 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aoife · +5% vs 2024

How common

1 in 18,264

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2018

117 babies

All-time total

2,181

#4,451 all-time among girls

First recorded

1985

in Social Security records

Aoife popularity over time

2,181 babies have been named Aoife since 1985, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1980s	23	2	–	#9,382
1990s	201	20	+774%	#3,457
2000s	503	50	+150%	#2,649
2010s	862	86	+71%	#1,748
2020s (to 2025)	592	99	+14%	#1,783

Where Aoife is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	86	0.05	outside top 500
2027	84	0.05	outside top 500
2028	82	0.05	outside top 500
2029	81	0.05	outside top 500
2030	80	0.05	outside top 500

Where Aoife is most popular

Girls named Aoife per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.060 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, New York, and Illinois.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aoife born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Massachusetts	40	0.331	+455%
New York	45	0.114	+90%
Illinois	22	0.096	+61%
Minnesota	10	0.093	+55%
New Jersey	12	0.066	+11%
California	39	0.046	-22%
Pennsylvania	10	0.042	-29%
North Carolina	6	0.026	-56%
Florida	10	0.023	-61%
Texas	7	0.009	-85%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aoife

Aoife is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,120 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 2,181 American babies have been named Aoife. Its peak came in 2018, when 117 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aoife stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aoife?

The median living Aoife is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 2,200 people named Aoife are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aoife year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	88	#2,120
2024	84	#2,233
2023	90	#2,126
2022	115	#1,783
2021	107	#1,862
2020	108	#1,820
2019	97	#1,988
2018	117	#1,748
2017	108	#1,876
2016	104	#1,931
2015	98	#2,014
2014	75	#2,417
2013	63	#2,729
2012	73	#2,498
2011	64	#2,727
2010	63	#2,783
2009	69	#2,649
2008	68	#2,694
2007	59	#3,000
2006	51	#3,225
2005	55	#2,938
2004	46	#3,268
2003	47	#3,137
2002	44	#3,203
2001	33	#3,871
2000	31	#3,993
1995	22	#4,534
1990	9	#8,543
1985	6	#9,382
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aoife, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aoife?

The median living Aoife is about 10 years old. Half of all living Aoifes are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Aoife are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Aoife are alive in the United States, based on 2,181 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aoife mean?

A female given name from Irish.

How popular is the name Aoife in 2025?

Aoife ranked #2,120 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aoife?

2,181 babies have been named Aoife in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aoife most popular?

Aoife peaked in 2018, when 117 newborns received the name.

Is Aoife a boy or girl name?

Aoife is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aoife rising or falling?

Aoife is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aoife become more popular?

Aoife is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 80 girls named Aoife in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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