Aero
The Story of Aero
As a girl name
Aero first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2013, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 17 births, good for #6,626 nationwide. About 52% of every Aero on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aero ranks #9,876 for girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-25%). All told, over 129 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Aero on the record books as a boy name in 2005, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 59 Aeros were born — ranking #2,379 that year. About 56% of every Aero on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aero ranks #2,533 for boys with 53 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). All told, over 629 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Aero
Aero is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 629 births in the dataset. Aero's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,379. Use the chart and map above to compare Aero's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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