Airam
A variant of the name Maria of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved".
Name Census estimates that about 1,276 living Americans carry the first name Airam. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 78.9% of registrations being female. The average person named Airam today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Airam births was 2024 (80 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Airam. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Airam is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 14 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 268,616 Americans
Peak year
2024
80 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,113
Tracked since 1987
Census
Airam in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 920 people with the first name Airam, which placed it at #13,211 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,211
National first-name rank
People counted
920
920 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
94.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Airam
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Airam is Hispanic at 94.0%. The next largest groups are White (3.3%) and Black (1.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Airam described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Airam at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino94.0% · 865
- White3.3% · 30
- Black or African American1.4% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 9
- Two or more races0.3% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Airam
Airam is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,291 total registrations, 272 (21.1%) were male and 1,019 (78.9%) were female.
Airam as a male name
- Ranked #3,780 in 2024
- 29 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (29 births)
Airam as a female name
- Ranked #3,113 in 2024
- 51 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (51 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Airam on both sides of the split. Of the 920 people counted with this name, 246 were male (26.7%) and 674 were female (73.3%).
Popularity
Airam: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Airam from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 482 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Airam remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Airam by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Airam during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Airams live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Airam, while Florida, Arizona, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 170 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Airam
Airam is a name of Spanish origin, derived from the name Maria, which is a feminine form of the Latin name Marius. The name Maria has its roots in the Hebrew name Miryam, which is believed to have derived from the ancient Egyptian word "mry," meaning "beloved" or "beloved lady."
The name Airam first appeared in historical records during the medieval period in Spain and Portugal, where it was used as a variation of the more common name Maria. It is believed that the reversal of the letters was a form of endearment or a way to create a unique diminutive form of the name.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Airam can be found in a 13th-century Portuguese document, where it was used as a feminine name. However, there are no significant historical figures or notable personalities from this period associated with this name.
In the 16th century, Airam Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico. He played a crucial role in the establishment of Spanish settlements in the region.
During the 17th century, Airam Rodríguez was a renowned Spanish painter known for her religious artwork and portraiture. She was active in the city of Seville and is considered one of the most influential female artists of the Baroque period in Spain.
In the 19th century, Airam López was a Cuban revolutionary and poet who actively participated in the struggle for Cuban independence from Spanish rule. Her writings and poems inspired many in the fight for freedom and autonomy.
Airam García was a Mexican feminist activist and writer in the early 20th century. She was a prominent figure in the women's rights movement and advocated for gender equality and social reform through her writings and public speeches.
Airam Fernández was a Spanish athlete who competed in the Olympic Games in the 1960s and 1970s. She won multiple medals in track and field events, including gold in the 4x100m relay at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
People
Airam + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Airam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Airam: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Airam?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,276 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Airam going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 268,616 US residents.
Is Airam a common name?
We classify Airam as "Rare". It ranks above 91.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,291 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Airam most popular?
The single biggest year for Airam was 2024, when 80 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Airam is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Airam in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 920 people with the name Airam, or 0.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,211 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Airam in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Airam?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Airam on both sides of the split. Of the 920 people counted with this name, 246 were male (26.7%) and 674 were female (73.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Airam?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Airam is Hispanic at 94.0%. The next largest groups are White (3.3%) and Black (1.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Airam most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Airam in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.0% (865 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Airam in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Airam a female name?
Yes, 78.9% of people registered as Airam in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Airam still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Airam in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Airam can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Airam?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.