Aitor

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Aitor is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Aïtor

40 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Aitor is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Basque: name of the legendary founder of the Basque people.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In French, D’origine basque, signifie « bon père ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In German, im Baskenland und im übrigen Spa­ nien vorkommender männl. Vom., der im

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• El padre

  as a name·25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

• Basque: of unknown origin. It was the name of the legendary founder of the Basque people, and is still bestowed in his honour.

  as a word

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Txiki Begiristainb. 1964ESnot in their usual nameSpanish association football player
• Aitor Karankab. 1973ESSpanish association football player and manager
• Aitor López Rekarteb. 1975ESSpanish footballer
• Aitor Ociob. 1976ESSpanish footballer
• Aitor Arregib. 1977EScinematographer
• Aitor Lunab. 1981ESSpanish actor
• Aitor Fernández Abarisketab. 1991ESSpanish association football player
• Aitor Garcíab. 1994ESSpanish footballer
• Aitor Ruibalb. 1996ESSpanish association football player
• Aitor Cantalapiedrab. 1996ESSpanish association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Aitor mean, and where does it come from?

Basque given name, literary creation of uncertain origin. Recorded by Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education).

Is Aitor a male or female name?

Aitor is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

How do you pronounce Aitor?

A machine transcription gives /aitoɾ/ (IPA) for Spanish.

In which country does Aitor have the most bearers?

In Spain, the national register counted about 53 thousand people named Aitor, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled aitor.

Where is Aitor most common?

Aitor is densest in Spain, where the national register counts about 1 in 936 people carrying it.

How common is the name Aitor?

In Spain, the national register counted 53,446 people named Aitor, about 1 in 936 residents.

How common is Aitor compared with other names?

In Spain, Aitor is the 214th most common given name of 135,644 given names recorded there.