Spellings
Ayra or Aira?
In the US in 2025, 49% of babies in this name family were spelled Ayra and 40% Aira. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Ayra already led in 2015, with 55% of the family's births; it has 49% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 107 to 564 births (×5).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayra | 59 | 276 | ×5 |
| Aira | 24 | 223 | ×9 |
| Aaira | 24 | 65 | ×3 |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈaɪrə/ (EYE-ruh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Ayra 45 births (#816 among girls) and Aira 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
Which spelling is yours?
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