Given name & surname
Aine
“one who brings brightness and joy”
Aine is used as a given name and a surname. One Celtic interpretation is “one who brings brightness and joy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Celtic interpretation is “one who brings brightness and joy.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,687
- 0 boys · 1,687 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 68 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,781 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,781 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 68 in 2004. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,546 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.
Aine’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Aine is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 愛音. In Greek usage, Aine as a surname is a transliteration of Άινε.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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