Aoife

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Aoife is an Irish and Gaelic feminine given name. The name is derived from the Irish Gaelic aoibh, which means "beauty" or "radiance". It has been compared to the Gaulish name Esvios, which may be related to the tribal name Esuvii and the theonym Esus.

From Wikipedia

Aoife first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 325 babies (rank #167 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Aoife

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Aoife yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,429

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

325

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	71	#437
1997	90	#363
1998	95	#355
1999	103	#323
2000	110	#313
2001	110	#323
2002	102	#344
2003	107	#351
2004	127	#317
2005	121	#332
2006	139	#316
2007	185	#263
2008	157	#298
2009	189	#253
2010	160	#296
2011	166	#297
2012	246	#205
2013	277	#192
2014	256	#209
2015	325	#167
2016	293	#186