Aoba (written: 青葉) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kaori Aoba (青葉 かおり) (born 1978), Japanese Go player
Ringo Aoba (青葉 りんご), Japanese voice actress
Yukihiro Aoba (青葉 幸洋) (born 1979), Japanese footballer
Fictional characters:
Aoba Kozue, a character in Mahoraba
Aoba Koyo, a character in Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Shigeru Aoba, a character in Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yayoi Aoba, a character in Captain Tsubasa
The Aoba was a Salamis-Class Cruiser in the Mobile Suit Gundam universe
Aoba Tsuzaki, a character in Jinki:EXTEND
Aoba Yamashiro, a character in the manga series Naruto
Aoba Seragaki, the protagonist of BL game DRAMAtical Murder