Aina: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,417

among girls · ↓644 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aina · -18% vs 2024

How common

1 in 69,881

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2018

47 babies

All-time total

723

#9,325 all-time among girls

First recorded

1901

in Social Security records

Aina popularity over time

723 babies have been named Aina since 1901, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	18	2	–	#1,341
1910s	45	5	+150%	#2,377
1920s	22	2	-51%	#3,395
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	5	1	–	#5,250
1950s	16	2	+220%	#4,914
1960s	13	1	-19%	#5,277
1970s	35	4	+169%	#6,956
1980s	21	2	-40%	#9,107
1990s	45	5	+114%	#8,152
2000s	108	11	+140%	#6,621
2010s	210	21	+94%	#3,347
2020s (to 2025)	185	31	+47%	#3,917

Where Aina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	22	0.01	outside top 500
2027	21	0.01	outside top 500
2028	20	0.01	outside top 500
2029	19	0.01	outside top 500
2030	18	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Aina

Aina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,417 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1901, 723 American babies have been named Aina. Its peak came in 2018, when 47 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aina?

The median living Aina is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 23. An estimated 600 people named Aina are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	23	#5,417
2024	28	#4,773
2023	25	#5,130
2022	37	#3,966
2021	36	#4,020
2020	36	#3,917
2019	32	#4,346
2018	47	#3,347
2017	18	#6,541
2016	21	#5,993
2015	9	#10,908
2014	15	#7,654
2013	17	#7,044
2012	16	#7,466
2011	17	#7,130
2010	18	#6,913
2009	14	#8,468
2008	10	#10,830
2007	10	#10,841
2006	16	#7,495
2005	9	#10,942
2004	5	#16,171
2003	10	#9,687
2002	12	#8,293
2001	16	#6,621
2000	6	#13,194
1995	–	–
1990	–	–
1985	5	#10,697
1980	6	#9,107
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	6	#4,405
1915	5	#4,284
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aina?

The median living Aina is about 11 years old. Half of all living Ainas are between 5 and 23 years old.

How many people named Aina are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Aina are alive in the United States, based on 723 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aina mean?

Aina is a given name that is found in multiple cultures.

How popular is the name Aina in 2025?

Aina ranked #5,417 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aina?

723 babies have been named Aina in the United States since 1901, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aina most popular?

Aina peaked in 2018, when 47 newborns received the name.

Is Aina a boy or girl name?

Aina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aina rising or falling?

Aina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aina become more popular?

Aina is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 girls named Aina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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