Girl’s name · Japanese, Finnish

Airi

How to say it: eye-REE · /aɪˈri/

Japanese name with meanings like 'love jasmine' - also Finnish form of Air, modern and melodic.

Airi was the 2,844th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 36 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.4-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,113 by 2030.

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

#2,844for girls in 2025
1 in 92,092US babies
36born in 2025
#2,113projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Airi
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,844
Babies born in 202536
Share of births1 in 92,092
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.4
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,113

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

Its life, decade by decade

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

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 16 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Airi also love

Nicknames

  • Ai
  • Riri

Honouring a Airi in the family

  • Aipet form

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Finnish, Japanese.

Famous people named Airi

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