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Caira

Girl

Meaning of Caira: Irish: 'little friend'

Caira is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 9560th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9560

9 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

891

First recorded 1977 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 27 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 26 babies1994: 27 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 34 babies1997: 28 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 28 babies2000: 36 babies20002001: 35 babies2002: 31 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 38 babies2005: 40 babies2006: 28 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 24 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 12 babies2015: 17 babies2016: 8 babies2017: 16 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 17 babies2020: 18 babies20202021: 16 babies2022: 15 babies2023: 16 babies2024: 19 babies2025: 9 babies
US babies named Caira per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 40.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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