Aoife vs Jade
Aoife and Jadecompared 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 Jade #288 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aoife was ranked #34 and Jade #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Aoife was ranked #87 and Jade #541 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aoife was ranked #220 and Jade #638 among girls in England and Wales.
Aoife and Jade over time
Aoife and Jade appear together in 3 published lists, across 104 years of shared records. Aoife held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jade 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.
Jade 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Aoife and Jade were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 49 years, from 1974 to 2025, ending at #34 and #352.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Aoife #1 in 2000, Jade #30 in 2001.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1974–2025
Aoife held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Jade in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #1 in 2000, Jade #30 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoife #34, Jade #352.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aoife held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Jade in 13.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #167 in 2015, Jade #19 in 1996.
The order changed in 2009: Aoife moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #298 and #248; by 2009 that had become #253 and #296.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aoife #220, Jade #638.
Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2024
Aoife held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Jade in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #4 in 2024, Jade #28 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aoife #4, Jade #288.
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 | Jade |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aoife and Jade both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 #34 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Jade
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #490 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2014
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1978–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls