How Many People Are Named Aira?
An estimated 1,086 people in the United States have the first name Aira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Aira peaked in popularity in 2024 with 179 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Aira paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Aira is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,086
About 1 in 315,612 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
179 births
Total Registered
1,095
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aira
Aira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,095 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aira as a female name
Ranked #1,288 in 2024
179 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (179 births)
Aira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aira span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 595 babies were registered. Aira remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Aira by Decade
How has Aira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Aira by State
Birth registrations for Aira span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Minnesota, Massachusetts, Tennessee. On average, about 32 Airas were registered per state.
Aira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Aira
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Aira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aira?
We estimate approximately 1,086 people named Aira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 315,612 Americans share this first name.
Is Aira a common name?
Aira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,095 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aira most popular?
Aira reached peak popularity in 2024, when 179 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aira is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aira a female name?
Aira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aira Smith, Aira Johnson, Aira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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