How Many People Are Named Sahira?
An estimated 574 people in the United States have the first name Sahira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Sahira peaked in popularity in 2023 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sahira 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 Sahira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
574
About 1 in 597,133 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2023
31 births
Total Registered
583
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sahira
Sahira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 583 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sahira as a female name
Ranked #6,334 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (31 births)
Sahira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sahira span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 181 babies were registered. While Sahira is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sahira by Decade
How has Sahira 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.
Sahira by State
Birth registrations for Sahira span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New York, Texas, California. On average, about 21 Sahiras were registered per state.
Sahira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sahira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sahira
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Sahira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sahira?
We estimate approximately 574 people named Sahira 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 597,133 Americans share this first name.
Is Sahira a common name?
Sahira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 583 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sahira most popular?
Sahira reached peak popularity in 2023, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sahira is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sahira a female name?
Sahira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sahira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sahira Smith, Sahira Johnson, Sahira 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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