Aoife is a distinctive choice, ranked #192 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Aoife in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#192
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Aoife in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Aoife
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 finals.
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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Aoife
Unlikely. With around 265 UK babies named Aoife per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aoife in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aoife has been fairly steady, ranked #192 in 2025 against #172 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #167 in 2015.
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 Clark and Aoife Dalton. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
265
UK babies named Aoife (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 20 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
Almost certainly the only Aoife in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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 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.