Aoife
2025 SSA
About Aoife
Aoife, pronounced EE-fa, is derived from the Irish word aoibh, meaning "beauty." Aoife was borne by several different heroines of ancient Irish legend. In one tale, she was the fiercest woman warrior in the world and enemy of her twin sister, Scathach.
Aoife is very popular in Ireland, and is catching on across the UK as well. Aoife is sometimes Anglicized as Eva, but the names are from independent origins. Eva shares roots with Eabha and Aoibhe, both also currently popular in Ireland.
Pronounced EE-fuh.
As of October 2026, Aoife ranked #2120 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1746 in 2018, Nameberry popularity #387.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,417 | 75 | 42 |
| 2015 | #2,014 | 98 | 54.9 |
| 2016 | #1,930 | 104 | 58.7 |
| 2017 | #1,875 | 108 | 62.6 |
| 2018 | #1,746 | 117 | 68.8 |
| 2019 | #1,986 | 97 | 57.8 |
| 2020 | #1,817 | 108 | 66.8 |
| 2021 | #1,861 | 107 | 65.2 |
| 2022 | #1,783 | 115 | 70.1 |
| 2023 | #2,124 | 90 | 56.1 |
| 2024 | #2,230 | 84 | 51.8 |
| 2025 | #2,120 | 88 | 54.8 |
World rankings
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Aoife on lists
Famous Aoifes
- Aoife MacMurrough aka Eva of Leinster
Irish lady of Leinster and countess of Pembroke
- Aoife Mulholland
Irish actress
- Aoife Ní Fhearraigh
Irish singer
- Aoife O'Donovan
American musician
- Aoife Walsh
Miss Ireland 2013
- Aoife McArdle
Irish film director
- Aoife Mannion
English footballer
- Aoife Hoey
Irish bobsledder
- Aoife Kavanagh
Irish TV journalist
- Aoife Clancy
Irish singer of group Cherish The Ladies
- Aoife Scott
Irish singer,songwriter; daughter of singer Frances Black
- Aoife Hinds (b. 1991)
daughter of actor Ciaran Hinds
- Aoife Belle Foden (b. 2012)
daughter of rugby union player Ben Foden and singer Una Healy of The Saturdays
- Aoife Laffan
daughter of singer Rhiannon Giddens of Carolina Chocolate Drops and Michael Laffan
Aoife in pop culture
- Aoife
twin sister of Scathach in Irish mythology
- Aoife
Eve's sister who marries King Lir after her sister dies and ends up cursing her 4 stepchildren into swans in the Irish myth The Children of Lir
- Aoife
character in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, based on the myth
- Aoife
main character in The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge
- Aoife Brubeck
character in The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
- Aoife Rabbitte
character in The Guts by Roddy Doyle
- Aoife Riordan
character in Instructions For A Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell