Ainhoa
Spanish, meaning “Virgin of Ainhoa”*
Girl’s name
What Ainhoa means
Spanish, meaning “Virgin of Ainhoa”
Shortened from Virgen de Ainhoa (“Virgin of Ainhoa”), a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary, from the place name Ainhoa.
Source: Wiktionary, “Ainhoa” (revision 87760886), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.
How popular is Ainhoa?
▼ 13 vs 2024
US: Rising: up from #4069 in 2015.
Biggest US share so far: 2019, when 368 girls got the name (#760 that year). First in the US records in 2003.
How common
- About 1 in 5,997 baby girls in the US in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in FL (0.92 per 1,000 girls), NV (0.76 per 1,000 girls), TX (0.34 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.
US vs UK
Ainhoa is #960 in the US. It is not in the England & Wales list for 2025.
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #960 | 268 | 1 in 5,997 | #4069 |
| England & Wales | – | – | – | – |
| Scotland | – | – | – | – |
Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Ainhoa were girls.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 268 | 0 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| US all years since 1880 | 2,481 | 0 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 50 | 0 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
Other spellings
Other spellings parents chose in 2025
- Anha5 US · 4 E&W
Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.
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Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Ainhoa’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.
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