girl's name
Saira
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,649
Scotland
#817
2022 births
Saira is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Saira is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2021, when 122 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 41,967 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1967.
Saira over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 115 |
| 1980s | 372 |
| 1990s | 718 |
| 2000s | 1,070 |
| 2010s | 778 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 587 |
How popular is Saira?
In 2025, Saira was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Saira 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 Saira is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Saïra | Saïra is a rare spelling of Saira, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 60 times, mostly in France. | 60 |
Names that peaked alongside Saira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Saira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Saira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Saira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Saira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Saira
How popular is the name Saira?
In 2025, Saira was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Saira a girl's or a boy's name?
Saira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Saira most popular?
Saira peaked in 2021, when 122 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Saira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Saira currently ranks #1,246 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.