Recorded 1982–2020 Girls' name Peak 1990 277 births

Airel — girls' name

277 babies named Airel in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

277 girls have been named Airel since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.

277
total births
1982–2020
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Airel was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

23 babies were named Airel in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Airel

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Airel between 1982 and 2020, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Airel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Airel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Airel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Airel 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 277 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.

Airel at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

277

Since 1982

39 years of records

Peak year

1990

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1982

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2020

Airel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1982

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1990)
23
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Airel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
146 births that decade — 53% of Airel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Airel?
277 babies have been named Airel since 1982. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1990 with 23 births.
When was Airel most popular?
Airel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Airel been used?
Airel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 39 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Airel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aira, Airam, Airiana, Airianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1982–2020 (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.