How to say it
ai · TA · na
/aɪˈtɑ.nə/
Feminine
Aitana
Glory, mountain peak
What it means
Spanish name from the Sierra de Aitana mountain range in Alicante, southeast Spain. The mountain name is pre-Roman (Iberian) with an unclear root, often glossed as 'glory' or 'high peak.' Aitana Sánchez-Gijón the Spanish actress brought the name into wider 20th-century use.
Aitana comes from the Sierra de Aitana, a mountain range in Alicante in southeast Spain that reaches 1,558 meters. The mountain name is pre-Roman (probably Iberian) and the root is unclear; popular Spanish etymology glosses it as 'glory' or 'high peak.' As a given name Aitana surged in Spain after Rafael Alberti the poet named his daughter Aitana in 1941. Aitana Sánchez-Gijón the Spanish actress (born 1968, A Walk in the Clouds with Keanu Reeves, 1995) anchored the late-20th-century use. Aitana the singer (Aitana Ocaña, born 1999, second-place finalist on Operación Triunfo 2017) is the contemporary anchor. It's been the #1 girl's name in Spain since 2018 and is now climbing fast in the US Latino community. Common short: Ait or Tana.
Popularity over time
peaked at #211 in 2024, currently #211 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Pronunciation
eye-TAH-nah, three syllables, stress on the second. The 'ai' is a single dipthong (rhymes with 'eye'), not two separate vowels.
- Pop culture
Aitana Ocaña the Spanish pop singer (Operación Triunfo, 2017) is the dominant contemporary anchor for the name's rise in Spain and across Latin America.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Spanish actress, A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
- Aitana Ocaña Spanish pop singer, Operación Triunfo finalist 2017
Spelling variants
- Aithana
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