US rank #1291 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,095 births

Aira — #1291 US girls' name

1,095 babies named Aira in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s312000s812010s3642020s595
#1291
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Aira was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

179 babies were named Aira in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aira

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,095 babies named Aira between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aira currently holds the #1291 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 179 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aira performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 595 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 157 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aira in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,095 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,095

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2024

179 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,291

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
179
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Aira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
595 births that decade — 54% of Aira's all-time total
1980s241990s312000s812010s3642020s595

Aira by state

Where Aira concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
157 14.3%
#2 Texas
138 12.6%
#3 New York
34 3.1%
#4 Illinois
33 3.0%
#5 New Jersey
32 2.9%
#6 Florida
24 2.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
21 1.9%
#8 Washington
20 1.8%
California share of Aira's total US births 14.3%
Even split

157 of 1,095 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Aira appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aira?
1,095 babies have been named Aira since 1983. It currently ranks #1291 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 179 births.
When was Aira most popular?
Aira was most popular in the 2020s decade with 595 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Aira most popular?
The top states for the name Aira are California (157 births), Texas (138 births), New York (34 births).
How long has the name Aira been used?
Aira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Airam, Airiana, Airianna, Airabella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.