Aina
Aina is a given name that is found in multiple cultures. It is typically a female name in Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Valencian Country, Bangladesh, Philippines, Finland, and Scandinavia, also in Madagascar, and a male or female name in Yoruba in Nigeria, Benin and Togo.
- Finnish
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Aina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aina is a given name that is found in multiple cultures. It is typically a female name in Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Valencian Country, Bangladesh, Philippines, Finland, and Scandinavia, also in Madagascar, and a male or female name in Yoruba in Nigeria, Benin and Togo.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Catalan
- Japanese
- Latvian
- Kazakh
The Story of Aina
Aina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1901, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 47 births, good for #3,344 nationwide. About 28% of every Aina on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aina ranks #5,097 for baby girls with 25 births, falling sharply (-16%). All told, over 752 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Aina
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Aina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Aina
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Aina Aiba ( 相羽 あいな ; born 1988) , Japanese voice actress and singer
- Aina Bartmann (born 1959), Norwegian politician
- Aina Berg (1902–1992), Swedish swimmer
- Aina Cid (born 1994), Spanish competitive rower
- Aina Erlander (1902–1990), Swedish teacher
- Aina Hashimoto ( 橋本 愛奈 ; born 1992) , Japanese singer and actress
- Aina Karlsone (1935–2012), Latvian artist
- Aina Hanganeni Kodi , Namibian politician
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Names that sound like Aina
Phonetically similar names — useful when Aina is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Aina
Aina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1901 and has accumulated 752 births in the dataset. Aina's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,339. Use the chart and map above to compare Aina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.