Aoife
Girl name · #2131 in 2025 · Very rare
Aoife ranks #2131 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 88 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2012, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,455 girls born in 2025 was named Aoife.
The 40-year story
Aoife first appears in the Social Security records in 1985, when 6 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2018, when 117 girls were named Aoife — good for #1748 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Aoife per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Aoife in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Aoife is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Aoife will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Aoife is most common
State-level data for Aoife is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Aoife
Statistically, parents drawn to Aoife tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Arie, Amore, Amiracle, Aries, and Alanie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Aoife | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88 | #2117 |
| 2024 | 84 | #2231 |
| 2023 | 90 | #2124 |
| 2022 | 115 | #1782 |
| 2021 | 107 | #1861 |
| 2020 | 108 | #1818 |
| 2019 | 97 | #1986 |
| 2018 | 117 | #1748 |
| 2017 | 108 | #1876 |
| 2016 | 104 | #1929 |
| 2015 | 98 | #2012 |
| 2014 | 75 | #2412 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2726 |
| 2012 | 73 | #2495 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2725 |
| 2010 | 63 | #2781 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2643 |
| 2008 | 68 | #2690 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2992 |
| 2006 | 51 | #3224 |
| 2005 | 55 | #2935 |
| 2004 | 46 | #3265 |
| 2003 | 47 | #3131 |
| 2002 | 44 | #3196 |
| 2001 | 33 | #3864 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Aoife a popular girl name?
Aoife ranked #2131 among girls in 2025 with 88 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2012.
When was the name Aoife most popular?
Aoife peaked in 2018, when 117 American girls received the name (ranked #1748 that year). Since 2018 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Aoife?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,455 newborn American girls was named Aoife. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.