Siofra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHEE-frah
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
Big in Northern Ireland
Siofra is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “changeling, elf”. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies).
What does Siofra mean?
Irish: Irish word
“changeling, elf”
In Irish folklore a siofra is a changeling, a fairy child left in place of a human one.
Is Siofra a girl's or a boy's name?
Siofra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Siofra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,101among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Siofra, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Siofra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 205th in Northern Ireland.
Siofra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
Names like Siofra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rosa Croia Dua Orla Esme Lola Alora Cora Syeda Luna Amara Pippa
Names related to Siofra
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey Kennedy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Siofra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/siofra, updated 20 October 2026.