Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Aira

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,082 Trend ↑ Rising 179%
Rank 2025
#1,082
among girls · ↑210 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
223
named Aira · +25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,207
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
223 babies
All-time total
1,318
#6,227 all-time among girls
First recorded
1983
in Social Security records

Aira popularity over time

1,318 babies have been named Aira since 1983, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 24 2 – #8,332
1990s 31 3 +29% #8,745
2000s 81 8 +161% #7,422
2010s 364 36 +349% #2,287
2020s (to 2025) 818 136 +275% #1,082

Where Aira is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 264 0.16 outside top 500
2027 304 0.19 outside top 500
2028 343 0.21 outside top 500
2029 380 0.24 outside top 500
2030 414 0.26 outside top 500

Where Aira is most popular

Girls named Aira per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.094 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Illinois, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aira born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 38 0.211 +125%
Illinois 37 0.162 +73%
Texas 113 0.140 +50%
Washington 20 0.138 +48%
Georgia 29 0.128 +36%
Massachusetts 15 0.124 +32%
Virginia 21 0.123 +32%
New York 47 0.119 +27%
California 94 0.112 +19%
North Carolina 25 0.110 +17%
Ohio 22 0.093 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 20 0.085 -10%
Florida 30 0.070 -25%
Maryland 7 0.066 -29%
Michigan 11 0.060 -36%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -51%
Arizona 6 0.043 -54%
Missouri 5 0.041 -56%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -60%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aira

Aira is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,082 in 2025 with 223 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1983, 1,318 American babies have been named Aira. Its peak came in 2025, when 223 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aira?

The median living Aira is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 8. An estimated 1,300 people named Aira are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aira year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 223 #1,082
2024 179 #1,292
2023 129 #1,614
2022 128 #1,648
2021 101 #1,944
2020 58 #2,824
2019 79 #2,287
2018 60 #2,812
2017 59 #2,837
2016 42 #3,658
2015 24 #5,470
2014 27 #5,030
2013 17 #7,045
2012 21 #6,123
2011 22 #5,942
2010 13 #8,716
2009 10 #10,704
2008 17 #7,422
2007 10 #10,842
2006 10 #10,636
2005 – –
2004 6 #14,228
2003 11 #9,062
2002 5 #15,501
2001 6 #13,554
2000 6 #13,195
1995 – –
1990 5 #12,990
1985 7 #8,332
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aira, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aira?

The median living Aira is about 3 years old. Half of all living Airas are between 1 and 8 years old.

How many people named Aira are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Aira are alive in the United States, based on 1,318 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aira in 2025?

Aira ranked #1,082 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 223 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aira?

1,318 babies have been named Aira in the United States since 1983, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aira most popular?

Aira peaked in 2025, when 223 newborns received the name.

Is Aira a boy or girl name?

Aira is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aira rising or falling?

Aira is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aira become more popular?

Aira is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 414 girls named Aira in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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