girl's name
Siofra
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
- Births on record 1,303
Ireland
#110
as Síofra, 2025
Siofra is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 18 babies in England and Wales, ranking #134. It is well established in England and Wales.
- Peaked in Ireland in 2011, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in Ireland.
- Today about 1 in 32,766 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1972.
Siofra over time
Births per decade in Ireland, 1970s to 2020s. Siofra is more popular in Northern Ireland — see the country table below. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 39 |
| 1990s | 123 |
| 2000s | 319 |
| 2010s | 384 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 234 |
How popular is Siofra?
In 2024, Siofra was given to 18 babies in England and Wales, ranking #134 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Where Siofra is used
Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.
How Siofra is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Síofra | Síofra is Siofra written with a fada in Ireland, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #110 in Ireland, against #865 for Siofra. | 313 |
Names that peaked alongside Siofra
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Siofra also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Siofra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Siofra in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Síofra
Sibling names for Siofra
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Siofra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Siofra
How popular is the name Siofra?
In 2024, Siofra was given to 18 babies in England and Wales, ranking #134 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Is Siofra a girl's or a boy's name?
Siofra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Siofra most popular?
Siofra peaked in 2011, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Siofra a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Siofra currently ranks #110 in Ireland. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.