Aira
Aira was the 1082nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 223 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,388 places. More babies were named Aira in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ayra) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,082 girls, up 1,742 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 223girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025223 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,318babies recorded
What does the name Aira mean?
Aira is a spelling of Ayra, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ayra's meaning and origin.
Ayra has no documented origin in the dictionaries we checked. It is a recent American spelling, recorded for girls since the 1970s, and it overlaps in look and sound with several names of different origin, such as Aira, Ira, Ayla and Arya (Sanskrit ārya, 'noble'). Without evidence of which one parents had in mind, no meaning is given here.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin; resemblances to Arya, Aira or Ayla are not evidence.
Sources for this meaning
- Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), s.v. 'ārya (for Arya)' (Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries), Oxford, Clarendon Press (public domain); digitized by University of Cologne
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Aira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,082 | 223 |
| 2020 | #2,824 | 58 |
| 2010 | #8,716 | 13 |
| 2000 | #13,195 | 6 |
| 1990 | #12,990 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Aira, counting every spelling?
Aira is a spelling of Ayra, a name family that ranked #437 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,082 for Aira on its own. Together these spellings went to 752 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayra | 276 | #939 | 1,307 |
| Aira | 223 | #1,082 | 760 |
| Eira | 116 | #1,749 | 402 |
| Aaira | 65 | #2,645 | 320 |
| Aayra | 24 | #5,238 | 165 |
| Aera | 13 | #7,899 | 70 |
| Airah | 17 | #6,554 | 70 |
| Ayrah | 10 | #9,531 | 66 |
| Aairah | 8 | #10,919 | 50 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aira?
223 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aira (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aira born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aira?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Aira are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 9. That makes Aira a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aira by state
How common Aira was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.3×), Illinois (1.7×), Texas (1.5×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aira: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aira, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aira
How popular is the name Aira?
Aira was the 1082nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 223 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,388 places. More babies were named Aira in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Aira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aira in the US.
Where is Aira most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aira was most common in New Jersey (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Texas.