How rare is the name Saira?

5,588 people in the United States have the first name Saira, about 1 in 54,050. It ranks #3,653 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

SAIRA

#3,653

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
5,588
About
1 in 54,050
This common or more
82.8%
Who bears it

Of the 5,588 people named Saira, 52.9% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 37.5% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 5.3% as White. Virtually all are female (99.9%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Saira peaked in 2021, when 122 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19672025
Peak year
2021
Births that year
122
In 2025*
79 ▼35%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 3,645 babies have been given the name since 1967. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Saira by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2000s, when it ranked #3,183. The largest share of babies named Saira, 43%, were born between 1997 and 2012, as Generation Z.

1960s#17,2535
1970s#7,607115
1980s#4,146372
1990s#3,336718
2000s#3,1831,070
2010s#4,185778
2020s#3,607587
Generation X 1965–803.9%
Millennials 1981–9622.1%
Generation Z 1997–1243%
2013 and later31%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Saira is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Saira has been most common in California (4.4×), Texas (3×), and New York (2.1×), and least common in Georgia (0.6×).

2,186 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Saira

#3,650 Homero · 5,589#3,650 Youssef · 5,589#3,654 Taya · 5,587#3,655 Letha · 5,586

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Saira, most common first.

#120 Sara · 384,257#6,906 Sayra · 2,267#8,303 Sahra · 1,752#11,314 Sarra · 1,141#13,912 Sahira · 857#20,595 Saara · 500#33,410 Sairah · 248#35,980 Sair · 222

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