Given name
Ainara
“swallow”
Ainara is a feminine given name from Basque, meaning “swallow.” It is used in Spanish and Basque.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ainara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,713
- 0 boys · 1,713 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 309 babies
- 2025
- 295
- #898 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +259%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 295 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 898 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 259.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (44). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 446 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.
Ainara’s family of names
Ainara may belong to the same name family as AINNARA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ainara
- Ainara ManterolaSpanish footballerborn 1995
- Ainara ElbustoSpanish cyclistborn 1992
- Ainara OsoroSpanish political scientist and politicianborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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