Zayra
Zayra was the 3831st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 2194th with 82 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 10 places. More babies were named Zayra in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,831 girls, up 171 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200482 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,683babies recorded
Zayra popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,831 | 39 |
| 2020 | #4,002 | 36 |
| 2010 | #2,904 | 60 |
| 2000 | #3,019 | 47 |
| 1990 | #6,463 | 14 |
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How popular is Zayra, counting every spelling?
Zayra is a spelling of Zaira, a name family that ranked #902 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,831 for Zayra 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 Zayra?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zayra (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zayra 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 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zayra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zayra?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Zayra are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Zayra 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.
Zayra by state
How common Zayra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.6×), Texas (1.9×). In 47 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 Zayra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zayra, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zayra
How popular is the name Zayra?
Zayra was the 3831st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 2194th with 82 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 10 places. More babies were named Zayra in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Zayra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zayra in the US.
Where is Zayra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zayra was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Illinois.