Girls' name · since 1985
Aoife
2,181 babies named Aoife in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,181
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aoife is the #2131 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,181 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Aoife recorded 2,181 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #2131 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #4,450 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,131 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,181 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aoife ranks #4,450 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,131 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,181 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,131 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,181
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aoife's 2,181 recorded births place it above 93.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Aoife compares
2,181 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aoife's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aoife | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,181 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aoife's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aoife's full recorded timeline at 2006, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 117 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aoife popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Aoife by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (862 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Aoife's strongest decade.
862 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Aoife births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 201
1990s
201 births
- 2000s
2000s
503 births
- 2010s
2010s
862 births
- 2020s
2020s
592 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 862 births (40% of all-time use).
How Aoife compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aoife's total volume
Aoife by state
Where Aoife concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 265 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 221 | 10.1% |
| #3 | California | | 207 | 9.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 63 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Washington | | 32 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 17 | 0.8% |
265 of 2,181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Aoife appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aoife's data
- Aoife's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (862 total births) through the 2020s (592) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aoifes (265 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Aoife
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aoife: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aoife draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.