Aoife is a distinctive choice, ranked #220 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Aoife in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#220
About the Name Aoife
Aoife is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 48 places over five years. Its high point was #167 in 2015, and it now sits at #220. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Aoife is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Aoife
Unlikely. With around 216 UK babies named Aoife per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aoife in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aoife has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 48 places in the last five years. Its peak was #167 in 2015. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Aoife is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Aoife include: Aoife Lynskey — Aoife Lynskey is a camogie player, winner of an All Ireland medal in 1996, and a player or panel member on Galway teams defeated in five subsequent All Ireland...; Aoife Clark — Aoife Clark is an Irish equestrian.; Aoife Dalton — Aoife Dalton is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays as a centre for Leinster and Ireland women's national rugby union team..
Aoife does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Aoifes in the wild.
216
UK babies named Aoife (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 48 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aoife
Likely around 1 other Aoife in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Aoife
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Aoife Lynskey is a camogie player, winner of an All Ireland medal in 1996, and a player or panel member on Galway teams defeated in five subsequent All Ireland finals.
Aoife Clark is an Irish equestrian. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, she finished 7th in the Individual eventing, riding Master Crusoe, Ireland's best individual finish at an Olympic Games.
Aoife Dalton is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays as a centre for Leinster and Ireland women's national rugby union team. She also represented Ireland Sevens in rugby sevens at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Aoife MacMurrough, also known as Eva of Leinster or Red Eva, was an Irish noblewoman. The daughter of King of Leinster Dermot MacMurrough, her marriage to Anglo-Norman nobleman Richard "Strongbow" de Clare on 25 August 1170 is considered a pivotal moment in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.
Aoife Finnegan is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Newry and Armagh since February 2025. She previously served as a councillor for the Slieve Gullion DEA on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council from 2020 to 2025.