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 playerRingo Aoba (青葉 りんご), Japanese voice actressYukihiro Aoba (青葉 幸洋) (born 1979), Japanese footballerFictional characters:
Aoba Kozue, a character in MahorabaAoba Koyo, a character in Katekyo Hitman Reborn!Shigeru Aoba, a character in Neon Genesis EvangelionYayoi Aoba, a character in Captain TsubasaThe Aoba was a Salamis-Class Cruiser in the Mobile Suit Gundam universeAoba Tsuzaki, a character in Jinki:EXTENDAoba Yamashiro, a character in the manga series NarutoAoba Seragaki, the protagonist of BL game DRAMAtical Murder