Aira: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “uncertain; possibly air or noble”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- EYE-ruh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Aira has several possible sources in different languages, including modern use influenced by Aira as a place name or by names like Aira/Ayra. Its exact origin for this spelling is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Aira?
Babies named Aira in 2024179
2024 rank#1,291 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,095
Aira is rising: use over the last five years is 6.4× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Aira
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
- Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
- Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
- Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
- Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
- Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
- Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
- Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown
Aira questions
What does the name Aira mean?
Aira means "uncertain; possibly air or noble". It comes from Unknown. Aira has several possible sources in different languages, including modern use influenced by Aira as a place name or by names like Aira/Ayra. Its exact origin for this spelling is uncertain.
Is Aira a boy or girl name?
Aira is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Aira?
179 US babies were named Aira in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Aira?
Aira is usually pronounced EYE-ruh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.