girl's name
Zira
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 214
Zira is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Zira 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 | 5 |
| 2000s | 25 |
| 2010s | 61 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 95 |
How popular is Zira?
In 2025, Zira was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Zira 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 Zira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zira
How popular is the name Zira?
In 2025, Zira was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zira a girl's or a boy's name?
Zira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zira most popular?
Zira peaked in 2023, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zira currently ranks #6,540 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.