Aoifa

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Aoifa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Aoifa: Recorded since 1973, with a gap of 11 years, it reached #335 in 1981, and it was last ranked in 1998.

1registrar recorded it
10times a registrar ranked it
26years from first to last
#335highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Aoifa's record

Absent from every published list for 11 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1973–1998

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1973	#402
1976	#429
1977	#391
1979	#523
1980	#542
1981	#335
1982	#523
1984	#459
1986	#521
1998	#498

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 10 of the 26 years from 1973 to 1998.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1973–1998 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1973
First recorded at #402 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1973–1998
Highest recorded position: #335 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1973–1998).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1998.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Aoifa by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Aoifa in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	18	4 of 10	5
1980sbusiest	22	5 of 10	4
1990s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1980s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Aoifa appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1973 to 1998. Highest recorded position: #335 in Republic of Ireland in 1981.

Aoifa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#498	3	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#521	3	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#459	4	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#335	9	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#542	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#391	6	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#429	4	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#402	5	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1973 and 1998, ranked in 10 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #335, first reached in 1981.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 9 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1981.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 11 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
4 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
6separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
11 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period10 to 19 years missing →
#498position in 1998, its most recent recorded year
9births registered in its largest year, 1981Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Aoibhin · #68, 36y
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Aoife · #1, 62y
Aoileann · #377, 21y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Evonne · #343, 10y
Seamie · #327, 11y
Sigvart · #343, 14y
Ceola · #325, 15y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Harriett · #336, 30y
Rami · #334, 44y
Eirill · #332, 31y
Bronwen · #339, 31y

Aoifa was ranked #335 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1981. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Aoifa and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Aoifa without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Aoifa

Jamie Compare
In 1981 they stood at #335 and #351 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #523 and #286.
Jenny Compare
In 1981 they stood at #335 and #351 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #523 and #286.
Lynette Compare
In 1981 they stood at #335 and #363 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #523 and #300.
Aimee Compare
In 1978 they stood at #391 and #429 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1979 that had become #523 and #303.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1973 to 1998. Highest recorded position: #335 in Republic of Ireland in 1981. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Aoifa

Aoifa at a glance

What stands out in Aoifa's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Aoifa by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Aoifa appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Aoifa

Aoifa and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Aoifa

Aoifa at a glance

What stands out in Aoifa's record

Aoifa by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Aoifa appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Aoifa

Aoifa and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Aoifa