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Zaira

Girl

Meaning of Zaira: Arabic & Persian: 'radiance'

Zaira 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 — 1048th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 736th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1048

224 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#736

51 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,986

First recorded 1969 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 52 babies1990: 76 babies19901991: 73 babies1992: 104 babies1993: 76 babies1994: 72 babies1995: 87 babies1996: 80 babies1997: 96 babies1998: 87 babies1999: 90 babies2000: 103 babies20002001: 111 babies2002: 98 babies2003: 111 babies2004: 132 babies2005: 136 babies2006: 161 babies2007: 156 babies2008: 168 babies2009: 169 babies2010: 169 babies20102011: 153 babies2012: 116 babies2013: 155 babies2014: 122 babies2015: 140 babies2016: 103 babies2017: 157 babies2018: 127 babies2019: 151 babies2020: 134 babies20202021: 220 babies2022: 193 babies2023: 187 babies2024: 192 babies2025: 224 babies
US babies named Zaira per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 224.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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