girl's name
Zayra
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,830
Zayra is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2004, when 82 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 85,012 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1981.
Zayra over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 62 |
| 1990s | 298 |
| 2000s | 616 |
| 2010s | 466 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 241 |
How popular is Zayra?
In 2025, Zayra was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zayra 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.
Names that peaked alongside Zayra
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zayra also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zayra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zayra
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zayra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zayra
How popular is the name Zayra?
In 2025, Zayra was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zayra a girl's or a boy's name?
Zayra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zayra most popular?
Zayra peaked in 2004, when 82 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Zayra a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zayra currently ranks #2,018 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.