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Eira

Girl

Meaning of Eira: Welsh: 'snow'

Eira is a girl's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1698th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 403rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1698

116 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#403

107 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

878

First recorded 1979 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 21 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 29 babies2015: 33 babies2016: 37 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 58 babies2019: 65 babies2020: 72 babies20202021: 62 babies2022: 80 babies2023: 68 babies2024: 76 babies2025: 116 babies
US babies named Eira per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 116.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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