Meaning of the nameAira
- Female
- Ai-ra
Aira is a female name, also written Ayra, whose origin in Brazil is uncertain; it also exists as a female name in Finland and Latvia.
Meaning
The meaning of Aira is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,152
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,871
- Median age
- 15 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,542
- people
Aira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aira, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (580 people).
2,066 women 86 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Aira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 379 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 226 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 223 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 140 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 133 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 113 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 102 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 87 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 83 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 79 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 68 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 65 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 60 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aira
Wiktionary records Aira as a Finnish female name, a variant of Airi, and as a Latvian female name. Behind the Name treats Ayra as a modern name used in English, of uncertain meaning and probably invented. The origin of the Brazilian spellings Aira and Ayra is not known for certain, and the two have the same pronunciation. Aira appears in every birth decade since the 1940s, while most of the people named Ayra were born from 2010 on; both spellings are almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,691 people named Ayra, with a median age of 6.
The spelling with I, the less recorded of the group. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Other spellings of Aira
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ayra | 2,691 |
| Aira | 2,152 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Aira · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Aira · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Ayra · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Aira
What does the name Aira mean?
The meaning of Aira is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Aira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,152 people with the first name Aira, which ranks it number 4,871 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Aira a boy's or a girl's name?
Aira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,066 women and 86 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Aira most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Aira (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Aira?
Ayra. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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