US rank #3130 Girls' name Peak 2004 1,648 births

Aine — #3130 US girls' name

1,648 babies named Aine in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s711980s431990s2472000s5772010s4402020s265
#3130
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Aine was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

68 babies were named Aine in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aine

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,648 babies named Aine between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aine currently holds the #3130 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aine performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 577 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Aine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 147 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Aine in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,648 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aine at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,648

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2004

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,130

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
68
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989197919711966 5

Aine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
577 births that decade — 35% of Aine's all-time total
1960s51970s711980s431990s2472000s5772010s4402020s265

Aine by state

Where Aine concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
147 8.9%
#2 California
139 8.4%
#3 Massachusetts
139 8.4%
#4 Pennsylvania
21 1.3%
#5 Illinois
12 0.7%
#6 New Jersey
11 0.7%
#7 Florida
5 0.3%
#8 Texas
5 0.3%
New York share of Aine's total US births 8.9%
Even split

147 of 1,648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Aine appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aine?
1,648 babies have been named Aine since 1966. It currently ranks #3130 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 68 births.
When was Aine most popular?
Aine was most popular in the 2000s decade with 577 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Aine most popular?
The top states for the name Aine are New York (147 births), California (139 births), Massachusetts (139 births).
How long has the name Aine been used?
Aine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ainsley, Ainhoa, Ainslee, Ainara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.