Girl’s name · Irish

Aine

How to say it: AWN-yuh · /ˈɔːnjə/

Irish name of a goddess of summer, meaning 'radiance' - pronounced AWN-ya.

Aine was the 2,700th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 39 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 10% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,342 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,700for girls in 2025
1 in 85,008US babies
39born in 2025
#2,342projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Aine
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,700
Babies born in 202539
Share of births1 in 85,008
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−10%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,342

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Aine is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 31 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Annie

Honouring a Aine in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aine is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Irish, Scottish Gaelic.

Ireland: #91.

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