Given name
Ife
“one who loves and is loved”·“one who is widely loved”
Ife is used as a given name. Interpretations include “one who loves and is loved” (African) and “one who is widely loved” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who loves and is loved” (African) and “one who is widely loved” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ife through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 202
- 0 boys · 202 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 371 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ife’s family of names
Ife has a related form in Ify. Ife has a related form in Ifea. Ife has a related form in Ifee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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