Given name & surname
Airi
“of the wind”
In Finnish use, Airi has a related form in Aira. One American interpretation is “of the wind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Finnish use, Airi has a related form in Aira. One American interpretation is “of the wind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Finnish use, Airi has a related form in Aira. An origin associated with Aira is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Airi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 401
- 0 boys · 401 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,978 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,978 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 420 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.
Airi’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Airi shares a linguistic root with the English form Eric. In Estonian usage, Airi has a related form in Aili. In Finnish usage, Airi has a related form in Aira.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Airi has relatives in 4 languages.
11 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 7
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Airi
- Airi SuzukiJapanese singer, actress, and modelborn 1994
- Annikki TähtiFinnish actress and singer (1929-2017)
- Airi MatsuiJapanese model, actressborn 1996
- AiriJapanese singer signed to Lantis (born 1994)born 2000
- Airi FurukawaJapanese mangaka and illustratorborn 1989
- Airi HatakeyamaJapanese modelborn 1994
- Airi Bäckbadminton playerborn 1993
- Airi KijimaJapanese AV idolborn 1988
- Airi EinoJapanese seiyūborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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