Aira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EYE-ra
- UK rank, 2025
- #357 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,082 for girls
Aira is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 357th for girls in the UK (133 babies) and 1,082nd for girls in the US (223 babies).
Where does Aira come from?
Root uncertain
Is Aira a girl's or a boy's name?
Aira is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 133 girls in the UK and 223 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aira in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 357th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 133 about 1 in 2,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 609% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 133 girls in the UK were named Aira, making it the 357th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,647th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the most girls named Aira of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Aira in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 901 girls in the UK were given Aira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #61, up from #357 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 340th in England and Wales and 474th in Scotland.
Aira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 133 | #357 |
| 2024 | 110 | #430 |
| 2023 | 76 | #553 |
| 2022 | 48 | #806 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,353 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,647 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,941 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
How popular is Aira in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,082nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 223 about 1 in 7,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 170% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 223 girls in the US were named Aira, making it the 1,082nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,823rd. It first appears in the records in 1983.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Aira of any year since it first appeared, in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Aira in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 846 girls in the US were given Aira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #393, up from #1,082 for this spelling alone.
Aira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 223 | #1,082 |
| 2024 | 179 | #1,292 |
| 2023 | 129 | #1,614 |
| 2022 | 128 | #1,648 |
| 2021 | 101 | #1,943 |
| 2020 | 58 | #2,823 |
| 2019 | 79 | #2,285 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,809 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,835 |
| 2016 | 42 | #3,656 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5,023 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
Names like Aira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Abeeha, Hafsa, Aiza, Hiba, Ayah, Amira, Irha, Rahma, Arwa, Ayla, Zainab
Other spellings of Aira
Ayra, Aaira, Ayrah, Airah, Ira, Aairah, Aiyra, Irah, Iyra, Ayraa, Iraa
Names related to Aira
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aira, updated 20 October 2026.