Girl's name

Aifric

“AF-rick”

possibly 'pleasant' or 'agreeable'

AffricaAfrica

The story behind the name

Two 12th-century abbesses of Kildare bore it, and so did a queen of the Isle of Man — Affrica, daughter of the king of Ulster, who married Somerled's rival Olaf. Nothing to do with the continent.

Quick answers

How do you pronounce Aifric?

Aifric is pronounced “AF-rick”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Aifric mean?

Aifric means possibly 'pleasant' or 'agreeable'.

Is Aifric a boy's or a girl's name?

Aifric is traditionally a girl's name in Ireland.

How popular is the name Aifric in Ireland?

Aifric was the number 352 girls' name in the Republic of Ireland in 2025, from number 660 ten years earlier. Its best year was 2024, at number 191. Source: the CSO's register of names given three or more times.

How else is Aifric spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Affrica, Africa. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

In the register

#352 for girls in 2025 (#660 in 2015) · best: #191 in 2024

The full register → CSO, Republic of Ireland, names given three or more times.

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