Aireon
Aireon is an American company based in McLean, Virginia. Founded in 2011, it manufactures, deploys, and operates a global aircraft tracking and surveillance system utilizing satellite-based receivers to monitor the existing ADS-B transmissions of aircraft, for global air traffic surveillance.
Meaning & Origin of Aireon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aireon is an American company based in McLean, Virginia. Founded in 2011, it manufactures, deploys, and operates a global aircraft tracking and surveillance system utilizing satellite-based receivers to monitor the existing ADS-B transmissions of aircraft, for global air traffic surveillance.
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Origin & history
The Story of Aireon
As a girl name
Aireon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 5 Aireons were born — ranking #17,292 that year. As of 2026, Aireon ranks #17,292 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Aireons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Aireon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 8 Aireons were born — ranking #8,789 that year. As of 2026, Aireon ranks #12,323 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 75 Aireons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aireon
Aireon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 75 births in the dataset. Aireon's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #8,789. Use the chart and map above to compare Aireon'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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