Female name
Aoife
5,799 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2015. Expression number: 9.
Origin
Borrowed from Irish Aoife. The name is unrelated to the Biblical name Eva, which was rendered as Éabha in Irish. However, due to the lack of a more precise alternative familiar to English speakers, Aoife has often been anglicised as Eva or Eve.From Wiktionary, entry “Aoife”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2015: 325 births. 5,799 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 1,266 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In Ireland
Peak in 1997: 727 births. 22,063 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 1st among girls' names in 2000. It is still given: 693 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
1 + 6 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 27 → 9
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
1 + 6 + 9 + 5 = 21 → 3
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
6 = 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 6 · responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.