Pronunciation
Aff-rik
Meaning
An old Irish name, recorded as Affraic. Its literal meaning is not firmly established
Alternate spellings
Afric
Fun fact
I remember rarely hearing the name Aifric when I was growing up, but then hearing it more among younger children. It’s an old Irish name that seems to have 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.
#352Rank among girl names in 202511Babies registered in 2025
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.