Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Ainara

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #898 Trend ↑ Rising 365%
Rank 2025
#898
among girls · ↑63 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
295
named Ainara · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,448
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
309 babies
All-time total
1,713
#5,222 all-time among girls
First recorded
2003
in Social Security records

Ainara popularity over time

1,713 babies have been named Ainara since 2003, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

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 – – – –
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1990s – – – –
2000s 49 5 – #8,907
2010s 435 44 +788% #2,239
2020s (to 2025) 1,229 205 +371% #866

Where Ainara 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 375 0.23 outside top 500
2027 459 0.29 outside top 500
2028 546 0.34 outside top 500
2029 632 0.39 #482
2030 716 0.45 #433

Where Ainara is most popular

Girls named Ainara per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.143 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Florida, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ainara born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 51 0.283 +97%
Florida 106 0.248 +73%
Texas 199 0.247 +73%
Arizona 33 0.235 +64%
Tennessee 35 0.221 +54%
Colorado 22 0.197 +38%
New York 72 0.182 +27%
California 146 0.174 +21%
North Carolina 39 0.171 +20%
South Carolina 15 0.167 +17%
Massachusetts 19 0.157 +10%
Georgia 32 0.141 ≈ national
Virginia 24 0.141 ≈ national
Maryland 14 0.132 -8%
Utah 10 0.120 -16%
Indiana 16 0.114 -20%
Illinois 26 0.114 -21%
Pennsylvania 25 0.106 -26%
Washington 14 0.097 -32%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -34%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -40%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -52%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -53%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -59%
Ohio 6 0.025 -82%
Alaska – – –
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District of Columbia – – –
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Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ainara

Ainara is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #898 in 2025 with 295 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2003, 1,713 American babies have been named Ainara. Its peak came in 2023, when 309 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Ainara stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ainara?

The median living Ainara is about 2 years old; half are between 1 and 7. An estimated 1,700 people named Ainara are alive in the United States today.

median 2 020406080100

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

Ainara year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 295 #898
2024 271 #961
2023 309 #866
2022 189 #1,270
2021 97 #1,991
2020 68 #2,524
2019 46 #3,389
2018 82 #2,239
2017 59 #2,836
2016 68 #2,595
2015 77 #2,382
2014 38 #3,925
2013 24 #5,496
2012 14 #8,218
2011 15 #7,795
2010 12 #9,243
2009 13 #8,907
2008 9 #11,630
2007 8 #12,706
2006 6 #15,200
2005 – –
2004 6 #14,227
2003 7 #12,444
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ainara?

The median living Ainara is about 2 years old. Half of all living Ainaras are between 1 and 7 years old.

How many people named Ainara are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Ainara are alive in the United States, based on 1,713 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ainara in 2025?

Ainara ranked #898 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 295 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ainara?

1,713 babies have been named Ainara in the United States since 2003, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ainara most popular?

Ainara peaked in 2023, when 309 newborns received the name.

Is Ainara a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ainara rising or falling?

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

Will Ainara become more popular?

Ainara is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 716 girls named Ainara in 2030, which would rank around #433. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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