Given name & surname

Ainoa

“refers to the Virgin Mary; chaste”

In Spanish use, Ainoa is a variant of Ainhoa. One Basque interpretation is “refers to the Virgin Mary; chaste.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Spanish use, Ainoa is a variant of Ainhoa. One Basque interpretation is “refers to the Virgin Mary; chaste.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In Spanish use, Ainoa is a variant of Ainhoa. An origin associated with Ainhoa is Basque.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2018. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Ainoa through the years

Babies since 1880
119
0 boys · 119 girls
Most popular year
2020
23 babies
2025
14
#7,496 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+53%
Rising fast
0510152025Highest share 20208.7
Ainoa in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2018–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inFlorida
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Florida (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,496 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6).

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Ainoa’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Ainoa has a related form in Ainhoa.

Walk Ainoa’s family in the name graph

AinoaAinhoa

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Ainoa’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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