Zaira
Zaira was the 1081st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 224 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 493 places. More babies were named Zaira in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,081 girls, up 496 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 224girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025224 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,986babies recorded
Zaira popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,081 | 224 |
| 2020 | #1,577 | 134 |
| 2010 | #1,378 | 169 |
| 2000 | #1,718 | 103 |
| 1990 | #1,879 | 76 |
| 1980 | #4,326 | 18 |
| 1970 | #9,349 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zaira, counting every spelling?
Zaira is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #902 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,081 for Zaira on its own. Together these spellings went to 279 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaira | 224 | #1,081 | 1,016 |
| Zayra | 39 | #3,831 | 205 |
| Zairah | 16 | #7,125 | 71 |
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 Zaira?
224 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaira (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zaira 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 37 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaira.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaira?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Zaira are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Zaira 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.
Zaira by state
How common Zaira was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.2×), Illinois (1.7×), Texas (1.6×). In 32 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
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Questions about the name Zaira
How popular is the name Zaira?
Zaira was the 1081st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 224 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 493 places. More babies were named Zaira in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zaira a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zaira in the US.
Where is Zaira most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaira was most common in California (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and Illinois.