Recorded 1985–2011 Girls' name Peak 1991 145 births

Airiel — girls' name

145 babies named Airiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

145 girls have been named Airiel since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2011.

145
total births
1985–2011
years on record
1990s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Airiel was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

27 babies were named Airiel in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Airiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Airiel between 1985 and 2011, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Airiel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Airiel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Airiel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Airiel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Airiel 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 145 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.

Airiel at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

145

Since 1985

27 years of records

Peak year

1991

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1985

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2011

Airiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1985

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1991)
27
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Airiel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
84 births that decade — 58% of Airiel's all-time total
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Airiel by state

Where Airiel concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Airiel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 3.4%
Ohio share of Airiel's total US births 3.4%

5 of 145 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Airiel?
145 babies have been named Airiel since 1985. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1991 with 27 births.
When was Airiel most popular?
Airiel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Airiel most popular?
The top states for the name Airiel are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Airiel been used?
Airiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 27 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Airiel?
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, 1985–2011 (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.