Ai

Ai peaked in the US in 1991 at #5,004, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Ai as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ai as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020
Ai as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2021#9,562 (10)——
2020#12,142 (7)——
2019#9,736 (10)——
2018——#2,344 (8)
2017#14,124 (6)——
2016#14,331 (6)——
2015#13,006 (7)——
2014—#5,691 (3)#3,316 (5)
2013#11,000 (9)——
2012#13,483 (7)——
2011#14,824 (6)#5,785 (3)#2,899 (6)
2010#11,246 (9)——
2009#10,679 (10)—#3,320 (5)
2008#13,832 (7)——
2007#10,129 (11)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1991 at #5,004.
  • First recorded in the US in 1974.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AiCanadaGirls—too few
AiEngland & WalesGirls—too few
AiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AiUSGirls—too few
AiUSBoys—too few