unisex name

Airy

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 38

Airy is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 34% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1945, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1945.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Airy over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2006, not a full ten years.

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Births named Airy by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 5
1960s 5
1980s 5
1990s 5
2000s (to 2006) 5

How popular is Airy?

In 2006, Airy was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Airy is used

France #5,350 5 in 2006
United States #14,547 6 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Airy

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Airy also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Airy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Airy

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Airy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Airy

How popular is the name Airy?

In 2006, Airy was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Airy a girl's or a boy's name?

Airy is used for both girls and boys. About 34% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Airy?

Airy has 2 syllables.

When was Airy most popular?

Airy peaked in 1945, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Airy a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Airy currently ranks #14,547 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.