Recorded 1982–2012 Unisex name Peak 1997 31 births

Airin — unisex name

31 babies named Airin in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

31 girls have been named Airin since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.

31
total births
1982–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Airin was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Airin in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Airin

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Airin between 1982 and 2012, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Airin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Airin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2014.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Airin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Airin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Airin 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 31 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.

Airin at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

31

Since 1982

31 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1982

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2012

Airin popularity over time — girls

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

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Airin popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2014 (Airin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2014 5

Airin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 35% of Airin's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Airin?
31 babies have been named Airin since 1982. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Airin most popular?
Airin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Is Airin a unisex name?
Yes, Airin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 31 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Airin been used?
Airin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 31 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Airin?
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.