Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Airi

Meaning A female given name from Japanese Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,978 Trend ↑ Rising 66%

A female given name from Japanese.

Rank 2025
#3,978
among girls · ↑411 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
36
named Airi · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 44,646
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
36 babies
All-time total
401
#13,492 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Airi popularity over time

401 babies have been named Airi since 1993, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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
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1990s 19 2 – #10,369
2000s 61 6 +221% #7,745
2010s 168 17 +175% #5,313
2020s (to 2025) 153 26 +52% #3,978

Where Airi 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 39 0.02 outside top 500
2027 42 0.03 outside top 500
2028 45 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 49 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Airi

Airi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,978 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 401 American babies have been named Airi. Its peak came in 2025, when 36 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 Airi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Airi?

The median living Airi is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 400 people named Airi are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Airi year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 36 #3,978
2024 32 #4,389
2023 25 #5,132
2022 25 #5,174
2021 15 #7,267
2020 20 #5,856
2019 15 #7,353
2018 24 #5,321
2017 20 #6,053
2016 19 #6,410
2015 12 #8,957
2014 25 #5,313
2013 17 #7,046
2012 11 #9,728
2011 12 #9,169
2010 13 #8,717
2009 11 #9,998
2008 – –
2007 16 #7,745
2006 7 #13,640
2005 8 #11,860
2004 9 #10,716
2003 5 #15,846
2002 5 #15,503
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Famous people named Airi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Airi Suzuki Airi Suzuki Japanese singer, actress, and model b. 1994 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Airi?

The median living Airi is about 8 years old. Half of all living Airis are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Airi are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Airi are alive in the United States, based on 401 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Airi mean?

A female given name from Japanese.

How popular is the name Airi in 2025?

Airi ranked #3,978 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Airi?

401 babies have been named Airi in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Airi most popular?

Airi peaked in 2025, when 36 newborns received the name.

Is Airi a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Airi rising or falling?

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

Will Airi become more popular?

Airi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 49 girls named Airi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Airi?

Well-known people named Airi include Airi Suzuki (singer).

Names like Airi

Names that sound and feel close to Airi: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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