How Many People Are Named Aoife?
An estimated 2,069 people in the United States have the first name Aoife. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Aoife peaked in popularity in 2018 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aoife as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aoife paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Aoife is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,069
About 1 in 165,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2018
117 births
Total Registered
2,093
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aoife
Aoife is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,093 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aoife as a female name
Ranked #2,230 in 2024
84 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (117 births)
Aoife: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aoife span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 862 babies were registered. While Aoife is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aoife by Decade
How has Aoife tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aoife by State
Birth registrations for Aoife span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Massachusetts, California. The lowest are in Virginia, Oregon, Nevada. On average, about 52 Aoifes were registered per state.
Aoife + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aoife as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Aoife: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aoife?
We estimate approximately 2,069 people named Aoife are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 165,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Aoife a common name?
Aoife is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,093 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aoife most popular?
Aoife reached peak popularity in 2018, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aoife is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aoife a female name?
Aoife is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aoife Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aoife Smith, Aoife Johnson, Aoife Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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