Entry № 0078 · Basque origin

Aitana Aitana — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ eye-TAH-nah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Basque

Meaning

"Glory, from Sierra de Aitana"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Modern (Basque)

The meaning

A name that means "glory, from sierra de aitana".

Aitana is a Basque name — derived from aita (father) or the Sierra de Aitana mountain range in Spain. The poet Rafael Alberti named his daughter Aitana in 1941, popularising the name.

Aitana is among the top girls' names in Spain. The Spanish singer Aitana Ocaña (born 1999) brought it modern pop visibility.

Glory. The Basque mountain range.

Popularity

Where Aitana stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Aitana · last year

142 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Aitanas before her.

Real people

Aitana Ocaña

Spanish singer.

born 1999

In fiction

Aitana

Common in Spanish fiction.

Names connected to Aitana.

Numerology

The number behind Aitana.

The Builder

Aitana reduces to four — the number of mountain heritage.

Parents on Aitana

Why families chose this name.

"The Basque mountains. Three soft syllables. Aitana."

Lucia · Mother of one · Valencia