Girls' name · since 1966
Aine
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 1,687 babies named Aine, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,801 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,687
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,687 babies have been named Aine since 1966, making it today's #3801 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aine recorded 1,687 times among girls since 1966, holding rank #3801 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #5,285 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,801 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,687 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aine ranks #5,285 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,801 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,687 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,801 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,687
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aine's 1,687 recorded births place it above 92.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Aine compares
1,687 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aine's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,687 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aine's full recorded timeline at 1999, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Aine by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (577 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Aine's strongest decade.
577 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Aine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 71
1970s
71 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
247 births
- 2000s
2000s
577 births
- 2010s
2010s
440 births
- 2020s
2020s
304 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 577 births (34% of all-time use).
How Aine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aine's total volume
Aine by state
Where Aine concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 152 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 139 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 139 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
152 of 1,687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Aine appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aine's data
- Aine's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (577 total births) through the 2020s (304) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aines (152 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.