Given name & surname
Aira
“of the wind”
Aira is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “of the wind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “of the wind.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,318
- 0 boys · 1,318 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 223 babies
- 2025
- 223
- #1,082 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +155%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 223 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,082 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 155.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (28). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 814 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.
Aira’s family of names
In Latvian usage, Aira has a diminutive in AIRITA. Aira has a related form in Ara. In Finnish usage, Aira has a related form in AIRI.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Aira has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Aira
- Aira VillegasFilipino boxerborn 1995
- Aira KaalEstonian author, journalist and poet (1911-1988)
- Aira MitsukiJapanese singerborn 1988
- Aira SamulinFinnish dance teacher and entrepreneur1927–2023
- Aira BermudezFilipino actor and dancerborn 1983
- Aira YūkiJapanese singerborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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