Aoifa vs Jamie
Aoifa and Jamiecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1998, Aoifa was ranked #498 and Jamie #152 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aoifa and Jamie over time
Aoifa and Jamie appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Jamie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aoifa in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Aoifa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jamie in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1977–1998
Aoifa held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jamie in 5.
Highest recorded here: Aoifa #335 in 1981, Jamie #129 in 1986.
The order changed in 1982: Jamie moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #335 and #351; by 1982 that had become #523 and #286.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Aoifa #498, Jamie #152.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aoifa | Jamie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Originally a Lowland Scots diminutive of James; used as a feminine name too since the late 19th century. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Scottish, diminutive of James |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.mi/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #498 (1998) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #47 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jamie has a recorded origin (Scottish, diminutive of James); Aoifa does not have one recorded yet.
- Aoifa and Jamie both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jamie; Aoifa doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Aoifa
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #402 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1973–1998
Highest recorded position: #335 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1973–1998).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1998.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Jamie
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #378 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys