Names / Girl names
Aoife
Current rank
#2,120
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,748
in 2018
First recorded
1985
in U.S. data
Children named
2,100
since 1985
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,748 in 2018 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Pronounced EE fa. Usually given as beautiful or radiant. Beautiful name, but yes, you will be spelling it for people. The name first appears in U.S. records in 1985. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Over 2,100 have carried it since records began.