Is Saira a boy or girl name?

Saira is a girl’s name. Of the 3,645 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Saira

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Saira was most popular in 2021, when 122 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,094 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,142, with 79 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,645 people named Saira.

Saira over time

Births per year. The dot marks Saira’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Saira a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Saira is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,645 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Saira

Where Saira is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org