girl's name
Zaira
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,939
Northern Ireland
#516
2017 births
Zaira is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 224 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Zaira is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 224 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 14,801 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Zaira 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 | 58 |
| 1980s | 194 |
| 1990s | 841 |
| 2000s | 1,345 |
| 2010s | 1,393 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,150 |
How popular is Zaira?
In 2025, Zaira was given to 224 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zaira 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 Zaira is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Zaïra | Zaïra is a rare spelling of Zaira, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 120 times, mostly in France. | 120 |
Names that peaked alongside Zaira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zaira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zaira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Zaira 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.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Saira
Sibling names for Zaira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zaira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zaira
How popular is the name Zaira?
In 2025, Zaira was given to 224 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zaira a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zaira most popular?
Zaira peaked in 2025, when 224 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Zaira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zaira currently ranks #753 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.