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Aine

Girl

Meaning of Aine: Irish: 'radiance' or 'brightness'

Aine is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3623rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1491st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3623

39 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1491

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,687

First recorded 1966 · peak 2004

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 32 babies1997: 31 babies1998: 48 babies1999: 47 babies2000: 46 babies20002001: 55 babies2002: 58 babies2003: 67 babies2004: 68 babies2005: 47 babies2006: 62 babies2007: 65 babies2008: 52 babies2009: 57 babies2010: 50 babies20102011: 48 babies2012: 49 babies2013: 44 babies2014: 54 babies2015: 44 babies2016: 33 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 29 babies2019: 49 babies2020: 47 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 64 babies2023: 58 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 39 babies
US babies named Aine per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 68.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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