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Aoife vs Emily

Aoife and Emilycompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Aoife was ranked #4 and Emily #5 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Aoife was ranked #34 and Emily #6 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Aoife was ranked #87 and Emily #7 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aoife was ranked #220 and Emily #34 among girls in England and Wales.

Aoife and Emily over time

Aoife and Emily appear together in 3 published lists, across 119 years of shared records. Emily held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aoife in 1.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Emily reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Aoife in 1. 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.

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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Aoife and Emily changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #4 and #5.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Aoife and Emily averaged 7.4 places apart, ending at #4 and #5.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aoife and Emily were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #34 and #6.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Aoife held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Emily in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Aoife #1 in 2000, Emily #1 in 2011.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoife #34, Emily #6.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Aoife held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Emily in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Aoife #167 in 2015, Emily #1 in 2003.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aoife #220, Emily #34.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Aoife held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Emily in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Aoife #4 in 2024, Emily #1 in 2013.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aoife #4, Emily #5.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Aoife

Pairs where Aoife shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Emily

Pairs where Emily shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aoife, Emily
FieldAoifeEmily
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedRival, striving, eager (traditional interpretation of the Latin root).
OriginNot yet recordedLatin, from the Roman family name Aemilia
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈɛməli/
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedEm, Emmy, Emilie, Amelia, Aemilia
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #6 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediumhigh

What the data shows

  • Emily has a recorded origin (Latin, from the Roman family name Aemilia); Aoife does not have one recorded yet.
  • Aoife has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Emily.
  • A meaning is recorded for Emily; Aoife doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
  • The available evidence gives Aoife a "medium" Data Confidence level and Emily a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Aoife

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #34 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Emily

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #180 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #61 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls