Given name & surname
Ainhoa
“refers to the Virgin Mary; chaste”
Ainhoa is used as a given name and a surname. One Basque interpretation is “refers to the Virgin Mary; chaste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Basque interpretation is “refers to the Virgin Mary; chaste.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Basque.
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
Ainhoa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,481
- 0 boys · 2,481 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 368 babies
- 2025
- 268
- #961 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 268 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 961 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 368 in 2019. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (80).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ainhoa’s family of names
Ainhoa has a related form in Aenhoa. Ainhoa has a related form in Aenhoah. Ainhoa has a related form in Ainhoah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Ainhoa
- Ainhoa ArtetaSpanish singer and actressborn 1964
- Ainhoa SantamaríaSpanish actressborn 1980
- Ainhoa HernándezSpanish handball playerborn 1994
- Ainhoa TirapuSpanish footballerborn 1984
- Ainhoa Murúa1978- Spanish triathlete
- Ainhoa EtxaideSpanish trade unionistborn 1972
- Ainhoa AldanondoSpanish actressborn 1981
- Ainhoa CantalapiedraSpanish singer and songwriterborn 1980
- Ainhoa VicenteSpanish association football playerborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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