Saira
Saira was the 2320th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1593rd; the most babies were born in 2021 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved up 201 places. More babies were named Saira in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,320 girls, down 243 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 79girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021122 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,645babies recorded
Saira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,320 | 79 |
| 2020 | #2,077 | 89 |
| 2010 | #2,163 | 91 |
| 2000 | #1,727 | 102 |
| 1990 | #2,253 | 57 |
| 1980 | #3,819 | 21 |
| 1970 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Saira, counting every spelling?
Saira is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,740 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,320 for Saira on its own. Together these spellings went to 100 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saira | 79 | #2,320 | 498 |
| Sayra | 16 | #7,087 | 99 |
| Sairah | 5 | #16,833 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Saira?
79 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saira (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Saira born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 106 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saira?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Saira are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 10 and 30. That makes Saira mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Saira by state
How common Saira was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.4×), New Jersey (1.9×), California (1.7×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Saira: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Saira, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Saira
How popular is the name Saira?
Saira was the 2320th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1593rd; the most babies were born in 2021 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved up 201 places. More babies were named Saira in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Saira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Saira in the US.
Where is Saira most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saira was most common in New York (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and California.