Ainoa

OriginBasque, variation of Ainhoa

Meaning"one of the fertile earth"

About Ainoa

This beautiful Basque name is sitting just inside the Top 1000 with its more popular spelling, Ainhoa. Ainhoa is the name of the French town where a vision of the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared. The spelling Ainoa was only given to a few dozen baby girls in 2022.

Pronounced eye-NO-uh.

As of October 2026, Ainoa ranked #7496 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5321 in 2020.

Editor: Sophie Kihm

Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.

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