Recorded 1982–2012 Girls' name Peak 1982 20 births

Airial — girls' name

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

1980s51990s52000s52010s5

The verdict

20 girls have been named Airial since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2012.

20
total births
1982–2012
years on record
1980s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Airial was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

5 babies were named Airial in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Airial

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Airial between 1982 and 2012, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Airial currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Airial performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Airial shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Airial 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 20 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.

Airial at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

20

Since 1982

31 years of records

Peak year

1982

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1982

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2012

Airial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1982

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1982)
5
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
5 2012200619981982 5

Airial by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 25% of Airial's all-time total
1980s51990s52000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Airial?
20 babies have been named Airial since 1982. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1982 with 5 births.
When was Airial most popular?
Airial was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Airial been used?
Airial has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 31 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Airial?
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, 1982–2012 (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.