Aoife vs Grace
Aoife and Gracecompared 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 Grace #1 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aoife was ranked #34 and Grace #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Aoife was ranked #87 and Grace #13 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Aoife was ranked #192 and Grace #27 among girls in England and Wales.
Aoife and Grace over time
Aoife and Grace appear together in 3 published lists, across 120 years of shared records. Grace 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.
Grace 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 Grace changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #34 and #4.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Aoife and Grace averaged 12.8 places apart, ending at #4 and #1.
- Longest-running competitions
Aoife and Grace were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #192 and #27.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025
Aoife held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Grace in 22.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #1 in 2000, Grace #1 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoife #34, Grace #4.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Aoife held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Grace in 30.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #167 in 2015, Grace #1 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoife #192, Grace #27.
Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Aoife held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Grace in 19.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #4 in 2024, Grace #1 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aoife #4, Grace #1.
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 | Grace |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Gracie |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Grace has a recorded origin (English (virtue name), from Latin gratia); Aoife does not have one recorded yet.
- Aoife and Grace both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Grace; 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 Grace 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
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
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls