Aoife vs Margo
Aoife and Margocompared 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 Margo #227 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aoife was ranked #34 and Margo #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Aoife was ranked #87 and Margo #315 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Aoife was ranked #192 and Margo #357 among girls in England and Wales.
Aoife and Margo over time
Aoife and Margo appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Aoife held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Margo in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 2000–2025
Aoife held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Margo in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #167 in 2015, Margo #357 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoife #192, Margo #357.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1969–2025
Aoife held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Margo in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #10 in 1983, Margo #369 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoife #34, Margo #718.
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 | Margo |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #357 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aoife and Margo 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 #192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Margo
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2018–2024
Highest recorded position: #209 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2018–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #357 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls