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Shaira

Girl

Meaning of Shaira: Arabic: 'poetess'

Shaira is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 5950th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5950

19 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

575

First recorded 1979 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 22 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 9 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 28 babies2019: 26 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 24 babies2023: 22 babies2024: 17 babies2025: 19 babies
US babies named Shaira per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 37.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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