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Zairah

100% girls · 16 born in 2025

Zairah has been given to about 293 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 291
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zairah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2010 · 18
  • Born in 202516
  • All time293
  • England & Wales, 202515

How popular is Zairah?

Its best year was 2010, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 7209th. The typical living American called Zairah is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Zairah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sarah0.79
  2. Zaira0.78
  3. Zariyah0.76
  4. Zaniyah0.76
  5. Zariah0.75
  6. Amirah0.75
  7. Lailah0.75
  8. Nailah0.75

Middle names for Zairah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zairah Eve0.80
  2. Zairah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Zairah Josephine0.78
  4. Zairah Anne0.78
  5. Zairah Rose0.77
  6. Zairah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Zairah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.84
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.83
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.83
  4. Ayaneither · 0.83
  5. Elinasister · 0.82
  6. Soleilsister · 0.82

Where Zairah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Zairah Anderson0.74
    2. Zairah White0.72
    3. Zairah Reyes0.72
    4. Zairah Nguyen0.72
    5. Zairah Moore0.72
    6. Zairah Lee0.72

    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 Zairah

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

    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.