US rank #7977 Unisex name Peak 2012 178 births

Airen — #7977 US boys' name

178 babies named Airen in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s152000s422010s732020s48
#7977
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Airen was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

14 babies were named Airen in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Airen

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Airen between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Airen currently holds the #7977 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Airen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 135 additional births since 1980.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Airen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Airen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Airen 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 178 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.

Airen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

178

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2012

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,977

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Airen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
14
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
46810121416 2024202120172013200920031995 6

Airen popularity over time — girls

135 total births recorded since 1980 (Airen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 135 births
4681012 20112006200319981994198819831980 6

Airen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
73 births that decade — 41% of Airen's all-time total
1990s152000s422010s732020s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Airen?
178 babies have been named Airen since 1995. It currently ranks #7977 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 14 births.
When was Airen most popular?
Airen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Is Airen a unisex name?
Yes, Airen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 178 births, and as a girl's name it has 135 births.
How long has the name Airen been used?
Airen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Airen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Airam, Airon, Aires, Airrion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2024 (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.