Pronunciation
Aff-rik
Meaning
An old Irish name, recorded as Affraic. Its literal meaning is not firmly established
Alternate spellings
Afric
Fun fact
I had never heard the name Aifric when I was a kid, but then I started hearing it more among younger children. It's actually a very old Irish name, used by noble women in medieval Ireland. So it's one of those older names that's come back around.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Aifric, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #352 |
| 2024 | 23 | #191 |
| 2023 | 16 | #247 |
| 2022 | 11 | #357 |
| 2021 | 12 | #336 |
| 2020 | 15 | #275 |
| 2019 | 7 | #502 |
| 2018 | 13 | #336 |
| 2017 | 12 | #341 |
| 2016 | 5 | #661 |
| 2015 | 5 | #660 |
| 2014 | 4 | #752 |
| 2013 | 8 | #491 |
| 2012 | 9 | #474 |
| 2011 | 7 | #550 |
| 2010 | 8 | #510 |
| 2009 | 8 | #488 |
| 2008 | 9 | #469 |
| 2007 | 3 | #842 |
| 2006 | 3 | #764 |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | 4 | #576 |
| 2003 | 5 | #490 |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2000 | 3 | #536 |
| 1999 | 4 | #439 |
| 1998 | 5 | #380 |
| 1997 | 9 | #326 |
| 1996 | 7 | #356 |
| 1995 | 4 | #451 |
| 1994 | 4 | #450 |
| 1993 | 9 | #320 |
| 1992 | 5 | #417 |
| 1991 | 7 | #365 |
| 1990 | 4 | #446 |
| 1989 | 9 | #315 |
| 1988 | 6 | #381 |
| 1987 | 5 | #417 |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | 5 | #414 |
| 1983 | 3 | #529 |
| 1982 | 4 | #467 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | 5 | #429 |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | 4 | #455 |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.