Aife
Aífe, spelled Aoife in Modern Irish and Scots Gaelic, is a character from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She appears in the sagas Tochmarc Emire and Aided Óenfhir Aífe. In Tochmarc Emire she lives east of a land called Alpi, usually understood to mean Alba (Scotland), where she is at war with a rival woman warrior, Scáthach.
- Irish Mythology
- Old Irish
Meaning & Origin of Aife
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aífe, spelled Aoife in Modern Irish and Scots Gaelic, is a character from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She appears in the sagas Tochmarc Emire and Aided Óenfhir Aífe. In Tochmarc Emire she lives east of a land called Alpi, usually understood to mean Alba (Scotland), where she is at war with a rival woman warrior, Scáthach.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish Mythology
- Old Irish
The Story of Aife
The earliest SSA record of Aife as a baby girl name dates back to 2021, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Aife — #15,244 in the national rankings. Aife last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Aife
Phonetically similar names — useful when Aife is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Aif
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- Off
- If
- Ife
- Eff
- Oaf
- Afe
- Aff
- Iff
- Eef
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About the name Aife
Aife is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2021 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Aife's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #15,244. Use the chart and map above to compare Aife's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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