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Saira

100% girls · 79 born in 2025

Saira has been given to about 3,645 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,603
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Saira per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 122
  • Born in 202579
  • All time3,645
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Saira?

Its best year was 2021, when 122 babies were given the name, ranking 1707th. The typical living American called Saira is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Saira

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zaira0.96
  2. Samira0.88
  3. Maira0.85
  4. Sara0.80
  5. Shira0.80
  6. Sabra0.80
  7. Shakira0.79
  8. Mayra0.76

Middle names for Saira

Ranked by flow score
  1. Saira Josephine0.84
  2. Saira Rose0.83
  3. Saira Louise0.83
  4. Saira June0.82
  5. Saira Pearl0.82
  6. Saira Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Saira

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.93
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.93
  3. Andiesister · 0.93
  4. Hanasister · 0.92
  5. Palomasister · 0.92
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.92

Where Saira is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Saira White0.78
  2. Saira Reyes0.78
  3. Saira Nguyen0.78
  4. Saira Moore0.78
  5. Saira Lee0.78
  6. Saira Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Saira

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Saira across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.