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Saira

Girl

Meaning of Saira: Arabic: 'traveler'

Saira is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2232nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1097th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2232

79 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1097

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,645

First recorded 1967 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 31 babies1982: 29 babies1983: 26 babies1984: 36 babies1985: 38 babies1986: 44 babies1987: 47 babies1988: 41 babies1989: 59 babies1990: 57 babies19901991: 54 babies1992: 62 babies1993: 65 babies1994: 69 babies1995: 59 babies1996: 90 babies1997: 79 babies1998: 101 babies1999: 82 babies2000: 102 babies20002001: 117 babies2002: 115 babies2003: 121 babies2004: 103 babies2005: 108 babies2006: 107 babies2007: 97 babies2008: 108 babies2009: 92 babies2010: 91 babies20102011: 70 babies2012: 75 babies2013: 79 babies2014: 72 babies2015: 72 babies2016: 85 babies2017: 77 babies2018: 79 babies2019: 78 babies2020: 89 babies20202021: 122 babies2022: 111 babies2023: 89 babies2024: 97 babies2025: 79 babies
US babies named Saira per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 122.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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