Aaira
Girl name · #2686 in 2025 · Very rare
Aaira ranks #2686 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 65 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #5458, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 27,692 girls born in 2025 was named Aaira.
The 16-year story
Aaira first appears in the Social Security records in 2009, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 93 babies and a rank of #2067. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Aaira per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Aaira in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Aaira is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Aaira will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Aaira is most common
State-level data for Aaira is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Aaira
Statistically, parents drawn to Aaira tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Avira, Amaira, Alira, Mihira, and Emira.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Aaira | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2645 |
| 2024 | 93 | #2067 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2614 |
| 2022 | 60 | #2821 |
| 2021 | 35 | #4090 |
| 2020 | 35 | #4005 |
| 2019 | 44 | #3499 |
| 2018 | 30 | #4562 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6044 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4423 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5458 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5163 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9036 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10429 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11181 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11459 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Aaira a popular girl name?
Aaira ranked #2686 among girls in 2025 with 65 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5458.
When was the name Aaira most popular?
Aaira peaked in 2024, when 93 American girls received the name (ranked #2067 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Aaira?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 27,692 newborn American girls was named Aaira. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.