Amairani
A feminine name of Aztec origin meaning "being that comes from a beautiful place".
Name Census estimates that about 1,533 living Americans carry the first name Amairani. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amairani today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amairani births was 1994 (102 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amairani. 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.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 223,584 Americans
Peak year
1994
102 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,651
Tracked since 1990
Census
Amairani in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,357 people with the first name Amairani, which placed it at #9,989 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
#9,989
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,357 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amairani
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amairani is Hispanic at 98.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.2%) and Black (0.2%). 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 Amairani 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 Amairani at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.5% · 1,336
- White1.2% · 16
- Black or African American0.2% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 2
Popularity
Amairani: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amairani from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 523 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Amairani remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amairani 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 Amairani during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amairanis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Amairani, while Florida, Colorado, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 156 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amairani
The name Amairani has its origins in the Nahuatl language, spoken by the Aztec civilization of central Mexico. It is believed to have emerged during the 14th to 16th centuries, when the Aztec Empire was at its peak. The name is a combination of two Nahuatl words: "amatl" meaning "book" or "paper," and "irani" meaning "to seek" or "to search for." This suggests that the name Amairani could have been given to someone who was a scholar, a seeker of knowledge, or someone associated with written records or literature.
While the name does not appear to be directly referenced in any major Aztec codices or historical records from that period, its linguistic roots in Nahuatl suggest it was likely in use among the Aztec nobility or educated classes. Some scholars speculate that the name may have been associated with the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, who was revered as a patron of learning and the arts.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Amairani are found in colonial-era records from the 16th and 17th centuries, after the Spanish conquest of Mexico. One notable figure was Amairani de la Cruz, a Nahua noblewoman who played a role in the defense of Tenochtitlan against the Spanish in 1521.
In the 19th century, Amairani Gomez (1832-1904) was a Mexican poet and writer who contributed to the literary renaissance of her time. Her works helped to preserve and promote the use of Nahuatl language and indigenous cultural traditions.
Another historical figure was Amairani Hernandez (1906-1982), a Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist who conducted extensive research on the Aztec and Maya civilizations. Her work helped to shed light on the rich cultural heritage and achievements of these ancient peoples.
In the realm of art, Amairani Rivera (1925-2003) was a renowned Mexican painter and muralist. Her vibrant works often depicted scenes from indigenous life and mythology, drawing inspiration from her Nahua heritage.
Finally, Amairani Sanchez (1948-2018) was a prominent Mexican historian and academic who specialized in the study of colonial-era Mexico. Her scholarly works provided valuable insights into the complex interactions between Spanish and indigenous cultures during this pivotal period in Mexican history.
People
Amairani + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amairani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
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FAQ
Amairani: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amairani?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,533 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amairani 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 223,584 US residents.
Is Amairani a common name?
We classify Amairani as "Rare". It ranks above 92.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,559 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amairani most popular?
The single biggest year for Amairani was 1994, when 102 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amairani is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amairani in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,357 people with the name Amairani, or 0.45 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,989 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 Amairani 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 Amairani?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amairani appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,360 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Amairani?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amairani is Hispanic at 98.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.2%) and Black (0.2%). 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 Amairani most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Amairani in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.5% (1,336 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 Amairani in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amairani a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amairani 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 Amairani still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amairani 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 Amairani 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 Americans are named Amairani?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.