Aino
Origin
Finnish
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
"the only one"; famously borne by the tragic heroine of the Kalevala, a name coined by Elias Lonnrot from the poetic word aino, "sole, only"
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Aino has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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