girl's name
Kaira
- Origin Estonian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,837
Scotland
#415
2022 births
Kaira is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 152 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Kaira is a name of Estonian origin.
- Peaked in 2019, when 186 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 21,812 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Kaira over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 46 |
| 1980s | 139 |
| 1990s | 418 |
| 2000s | 750 |
| 2010s | 1,011 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 971 |
How popular is Kaira?
In 2025, Kaira was given to 152 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kaira is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kaira is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kaïra | Kaïra is a rare spelling of Kaira, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 60 times, mostly in France. | 60 |
Names that peaked alongside Kaira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Kaira in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Kaira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaira
How popular is the name Kaira?
In 2025, Kaira was given to 152 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kaira a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kaira most popular?
Kaira peaked in 2019, when 186 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kaira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaira currently ranks #489 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.