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Globally, 艾菲 (Effie , Alfre , 艾菲 ) is a common largely feminine, but uncommonly boy's forename. The given name 艾菲 is characteristic of Cyprus, where it is quite a rare female name, the United States, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Indonesia, and Australia. Very seldom, 艾菲 is the last name as well as the forename.
艾菲 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Effie Trinket , the fictional character, The Hunger Games; Effie Deans , the fictional character from Walter Scott's The Heart of Midlothian; Effie Belle Tate (Town busybody in her 60s) , the operatic character in the opera Cold Sassy Tree; Effie and Effie Melody White , the musical character in the musical Dreamgirls by Henry Krieger.