Aoife

Girl Irish #2124 in 2023

Aoife is a girl name of Irish origin.

Meaning of Aoife

The name is unrelated to the Biblical name Eva, which was rendered as Éabha in Irish. However, due to the lack of a more precise alternative familiar to English speakers, Aoife has often been anglicised as Eva or Eve.

Popularity of Aoife

Popularity, 1985–2023

90 births in 2023

1985 2023

2,009 U.S. births recorded from 1985–2023.

Peak year

2018

117 babies

First recorded

1985

38 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.