Given name & surname
Aire
“the heir to a fortune”
Aire is a variant of Ayers. One English interpretation is “the heir to a fortune.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aire is a variant of Ayers. One English interpretation is “the heir to a fortune.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aire is a variant of Ayers. An origin associated with Ayers is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aire through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 99
- 74 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #4,860 for boys · #13,264 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,860 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aire’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Aire has a related form in Aili. In Estonian usage, Aire has a related form in AIRI. Aire has a related form in Ayers.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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