Ainara
Ainara was the 898th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 295 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 866th with 309 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,484 places. More babies were named Ainara in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning swallow (the bird) · Basque
Say it eye-NAR-uh /aɪˈnɑrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #898 girls, up 1,626 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 295girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023309 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,713babies recorded
What does the name Ainara mean?
Ainara is a Basque girls' name taken directly from the Basque word ainara, a variant of enara, 'swallow', the bird. Wiktionary records it as a given name in both Basque and Spanish, and Wikipedia gives Enara as an alternative form. It is one of a group of Basque word names now used across Spain and in Spanish-speaking families elsewhere.
ainara / enara (Basque, “swallow (bird)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Pronunciation: In Basque and Spanish the r is a single tap: eye-NAH-rah.
Related names: Enara.
See also: names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ainara' (Basque section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Ainara', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Ainara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #898 | 295 |
| 2020 | #2,524 | 68 |
| 2010 | #9,243 | 12 |
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How popular is Ainara, counting every spelling?
Ainara is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #759 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #898 for Ainara on its own. Together these spellings went to 363 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainara | 295 | #898 | 1,161 |
| Aynara | 43 | #3,528 | 139 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ainara?
295 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ainara (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ainara born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 28 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ainara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ainara?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Ainara are alive today, with a median age of 3; half are between 2 and 8. That makes Ainara a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ainara by state
How common Ainara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.0×), Florida (1.7×), Texas (1.7×), Arizona (1.6×), Tennessee (1.5×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ainara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ainara, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ainara · Sibling names for Ainara
Questions about the name Ainara
What does Ainara mean?
Ainara means “swallow (the bird)” (Basque origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ainara?
Ainara was the 898th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 295 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 866th with 309 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,484 places. More babies were named Ainara in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ainara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ainara in the US.
Where is Ainara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ainara was most common in New Jersey (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.