Girls' name · since 1974
Ai
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 392 babies named Ai, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 392
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
392 girls have been named Ai since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ai has 392 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2021.
- #13,666 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 392 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ai ranks #13,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 392 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 392
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ai's 392 recorded births place it above 81.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ai splits its recorded history at 1999: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ai popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2021
- Peak year (1991)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ai popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1981 (Ai as boys' name)
Ai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (114 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Ai's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (29% of all-time use).
Ai by state
Where Ai concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 7.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
29 of 392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ai's data
- Ai's decade-level peak was the 2000s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ais (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.