Ainhoa
Top 1000
About Ainhoa
The name of the French town where a vision of the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared, this name is in the Spanish Top 100 and was, until recently, virtually unheard of elsewhere. Now however it is familiar in Puerto Rico and Chile, and as of 2019, it has been a feature in the US Top 1000.
The name could come from the Basque aino meaning "goat".
Pronounced AHN-wah.
As of October 2026, Ainhoa ranked #961 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #761 in 2019.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,072 | 36 | 20.2 |
| 2016 | #3,465 | 45 | 25.4 |
| 2017 | #2,464 | 73 | 42.3 |
| 2018 | #1,065 | 239 | 140.5 |
| 2019 | #761 | 368 | 219.3 |
| 2020 | #877 | 306 | 189.3 |
| 2021 | #956 | 272 | 165.8 |
| 2022 | #991 | 266 | 162.2 |
| 2023 | #988 | 258 | 160.8 |
| 2024 | #943 | 278 | 171.6 |
| 2025 | #961 | 268 | 166.7 |
World rankings
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