Aine: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Aine is an Irish girl's name meaning “splendor, radiance, brilliance.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish spelling
- Áine
- Meaning
- Splendor, radiance, brilliance
- Gender
- Girl
- English forms
- Anya, Anna, Hannah
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 91 for girls (2025)
How do you pronounce Aine?
Aine is pronounced AWN-ye. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Aine mean?
Ancient Irish name from the noun aine that means “splendor, radiance, brilliance”. Aine is connected with fruitfulness and prosperity. The queen of the Munster fairies was called Aine as was one of the wives of Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). Aine appears in folktales as “the best-hearted woman who ever lived – lucky in love and in money.”
How popular is Aine in Ireland?
In 2025, 53 baby girls in Ireland were named Áine, which made it No. 91 that year. That's down from No. 61 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 1992, when 203 baby girls were named Aine, No. 27 that year. The most babies got the name in 1980: 213. The records go back to 1964, when 36 baby girls were given the name.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | No. 91 (Áine) |
| 2024 | 40 | No. 117 (Áine) |
| 2023 | 59 | No. 86 (Áine) |
| 2022 | 55 | No. 101 (Áine) |
| 2021 | 58 | No. 94 (Áine) |
| 2020 | 52 | No. 103 (Áine) |
| 2019 | 62 | No. 92 (Áine) |
| 2018 | 77 | No. 82 (Áine) |
| 2017 | 75 | No. 82 (Aine) |
| 2016 | 83 | No. 79 (Aine) |
| 2015 | 105 | No. 61 (Aine) |
| 2014 | 106 | No. 65 (Aine) |
| 2013 | 116 | No. 62 (Aine) |
| 2012 | 128 | No. 54 (Aine) |
| 2011 | 130 | No. 58 (Aine) |
| 2010 | 124 | No. 58 (Aine) |
| 2009 | 159 | No. 47 (Aine) |
| 2008 | 157 | No. 50 (Aine) |
| 2007 | 203 | No. 37 (Aine) |
| 2006 | 175 | No. 37 (Aine) |
| 2005 | 187 | No. 35 (Aine) |
| 2004 | 190 | No. 33 (Aine) |
| 2003 | 183 | No. 32 (Aine) |
| 2002 | 149 | No. 39 (Aine) |
| 2001 | 156 | No. 36 (Aine) |
| 2000 | 194 | No. 27 (Aine) |
| 1999 | 155 | No. 32 (Aine) |
| 1998 | 140 | No. 29 (Aine) |
| 1997 | 173 | No. 35 (Aine) |
| 1996 | 184 | No. 33 (Aine) |
| 1995 | 182 | No. 30 (Aine) |
| 1994 | 177 | No. 31 (Aine) |
| 1993 | 180 | No. 31 (Aine) |
| 1992 | 203 | No. 27 (Aine) |
| 1991 | 162 | No. 36 (Aine) |
| 1990 | 199 | No. 28 (Aine) |
| 1989 | 173 | No. 29 (Aine) |
| 1988 | 188 | No. 33 (Aine) |
| 1987 | 197 | No. 36 (Aine) |
| 1986 | 189 | No. 40 (Aine) |
| 1985 | 174 | No. 41 (Aine) |
| 1984 | 195 | No. 41 (Aine) |
| 1983 | 172 | No. 49 (Aine) |
| 1982 | 169 | No. 53 (Aine) |
| 1981 | 184 | No. 51 (Aine) |
| 1980 | 213 | No. 47 (Aine) |
| 1979 | 171 | No. 53 (Aine) |
| 1978 | 161 | No. 57 (Aine) |
| 1977 | 149 | No. 60 (Aine) |
| 1976 | 138 | No. 64 (Aine) |
| 1975 | 107 | No. 79 (Aine) |
| 1974 | 82 | No. 107 (Aine) |
| 1973 | 88 | No. 97 (Aine) |
| 1972 | 74 | No. 107 (Aine) |
| 1971 | 71 | No. 115 (Aine) |
| 1970 | 77 | No. 103 (Aine) |
| 1969 | 60 | No. 115 (Aine) |
| 1968 | 49 | No. 117 (Aine) |
| 1967 | 44 | No. 123 (Aine) |
| 1966 | 56 | No. 109 (Aine) |
| 1965 | 55 | No. 115 (Aine) |
| 1964 | 36 | No. 133 (Aine) |
Aine in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Aine, letter by letter.
- AAilm, pine
- IIodhadh, yew
- NNion, ash
- EEadhadh, aspen
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Names that go with Aine
Questions about Aine
- How do you pronounce Aine?
- Aine is pronounced AWN-ye. Two syllables, stress on the first. There's a short video above where you can hear it said.
- What does Aine mean?
- Aine means “splendor, radiance, brilliance.”
- Is Aine a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Aine is a girl's name.
- How do you spell Aine in Irish?
- In Irish it's spelled Áine. That's the spelling most parents in Ireland now register, according to the Central Statistics Office.
- What is Aine in English?
- The English forms of Aine are Anya, Anna and Hannah.
- How popular is Aine in Ireland?
- In 2025, Áine was No. 91 for girls in Ireland, with 53 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 1992, at No. 27.