Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Aeris isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aeris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,943
- 82 boys · 1,861 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 102 babies
- 2025
- 75
- #2,692 for girls · #7,208 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 10% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 64 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,692 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 99 in 2014. It also appeared in 11 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,390 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aeris’s family of names
In Greek usage, Aeris as a surname is a transliteration of Αέρης.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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