Is Yaira a boy or girl name?

Yaira is a girl’s name. Of the 584 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Yaira

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Yaira was most popular in 2007, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,457 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 584 people named Yaira.

Yaira over time

Births per year. The dot marks Yaira’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Yaira a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Yaira is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 584 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.

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