How Many People Are Named Leaira?
An estimated 197 people in the United States have the first name Leaira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Leaira peaked in popularity in 2006 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leaira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leaira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
197
About 1 in 1,739,870 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2006
25 births
Total Registered
200
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leaira
Leaira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 200 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leaira as a female name
Ranked #12,844 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (25 births)
Leaira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leaira span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 110 babies were registered. Leaira has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leaira by Decade
How has Leaira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leaira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leaira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Leaira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leaira?
We estimate approximately 197 people named Leaira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,739,870 Americans share this first name.
Is Leaira a common name?
Leaira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 200 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leaira most popular?
Leaira reached peak popularity in 2006, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leaira is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leaira a female name?
Leaira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leaira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leaira Smith, Leaira Johnson, Leaira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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