boy's name

Aitor

  • Origin Basque
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 323

Aitor is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Aitor is a name of Basque origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2014, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1976.

Aitor over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Aitor by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 20
1980s 5
1990s 20
2000s 55
2010s 80
2020s (to 2024) 35

How popular is Aitor?

In 2024, Aitor was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Aitor is used

France as Aïtor #5,086 5 in 2025
England & Wales #5,571 3 in 2019
United States #9,313 8 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Aitor is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Aïtor Aïtor is a rare spelling of Aitor, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. 35

Names that peaked alongside Aitor

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Aitor also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aitor over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Aitor

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aitor — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Aitor

How popular is the name Aitor?

In 2024, Aitor was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Aitor a girl's or a boy's name?

Aitor is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Aitor most popular?

Aitor peaked in 2014, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Aitor a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aitor currently ranks #5,086 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.