Aoife vs Daphne
Aoife and Daphnecompared 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 2025, Aoife was ranked #34 and Daphne #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Aoife was ranked #87 and Daphne #476 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Aoife was ranked #192 and Daphne #125 among girls in England and Wales.
Aoife and Daphne over time
Aoife and Daphne appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Aoife held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Daphne 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2022, Daphne moved ahead of Aoife in England and Wales · Girls — #190 and #234 the year before became #191 and #190.
- Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aoife rose about as far as Daphne fell — from #206 and #234 in 1964 to #34 and #413 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Aoife and Daphne were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #192 and #125.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Aoife held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Daphne in 4.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #167 in 2015, Daphne #125 in 2025.
The order changed in 2022: Daphne moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #190 and #234; by 2022 that had become #191 and #190.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoife #192, Daphne #125.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1964–2025
Aoife held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Daphne in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #4 in 1992, Daphne #227 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoife #34, Daphne #413.
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 | Aoife | Daphne |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #125 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aoife and Daphne both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Aoife
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #206 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Daphne
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #125 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls