Airis
Girl name · #3508 in 2025 · Uniqueness 45/100
Airis ranks #3508 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 44 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #11835, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,909 girls born in 2025 was named Airis.
The 21-year story
Airis first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 53 babies and a rank of #3047. 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 Airis per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Airis in class?
Airis scores 45 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Airis is most common
State-level data for Airis is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Airis
Statistically, parents drawn to Airis tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aris, Alis, Asees, Aeris, and Shams.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Airis | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #3459 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3047 |
| 2023 | 18 | #6409 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5793 |
| 2021 | 34 | #4167 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8406 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8138 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6010 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11615 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10859 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11835 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11931 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9612 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12199 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14824 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11246 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15242 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12420 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8883 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Airis a popular girl name?
Airis ranked #3508 among girls in 2025 with 44 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #11835.
When was the name Airis most popular?
Airis peaked in 2024, when 53 American girls received the name (ranked #3047 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Airis?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,909 newborn American girls was named Airis. It scores 45/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.