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Baine

Quick answerThe given name 'Baine' is of Irish and Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the word *bán* meaning "white" or "fair," often used as a descriptive nickname for someone with pale hair or complexion.

Gaelic · Boy · 1 syllable

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#9,822
TrendFalling ↓
Peak year2013
Syllables1
OriginGaelic
LanguageIrish/Scottish Gaelic
CultureIrish/Scottish
Letters5
Numerology22 Chaldean 5
Global rank#4,702

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Baine

The given name 'Baine' is of Irish and Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the word *bán* meaning "white" or "fair," often used as a descriptive nickname for someone with pale hair or complexion.

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Etymology

The given name 'Baine' is of Irish and Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the word *bán* meaning "white" or "fair," often used as a descriptive nickname for someone with pale hair or complexion. It is primarily used in Irish and Scottish cultures, sometimes as a variant of the surname Bain, with no specific religious association, though it appears in historical clan contexts such as the Scottish Clan Bain.

Baine currently ranks #9,822 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2013.

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