Girl’s name · Latin, Literary

Aeris

How to say it: AIR-iss · /ˈɛrɪs/

Of the air - modern invention from Latin 'aer', popularized by Final Fantasy's Aeris.

Aeris was the 1,972nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 64 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 32% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,151 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,972for girls in 2025
1 in 51,802US babies
64born in 2025
#2,151projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Aeris
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,972
Babies born in 202564
Share of births1 in 51,802
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−32%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,151
In France, 2025#894 among girls’ names, 30 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Aeris is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 50 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Aeri
  • Ris

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aeris is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #894 for girls in 2025.

Good to know

  • Exact spelling of the Final Fantasy VII heroine's name as transliterated in the 1997 original English release (later corrected to Aerith); g

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