How Many People Are Named Sayra?
An estimated 1,463 people in the United States have the first name Sayra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Sayra peaked in popularity in 2000 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sayra 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 Sayra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,463
About 1 in 234,282 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2000
83 births
Total Registered
1,496
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sayra
Sayra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,496 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sayra as a female name
Ranked #6,337 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (83 births)
Sayra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sayra span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 601 babies were registered. Sayra has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sayra by Decade
How has Sayra 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.
Sayra by State
Birth registrations for Sayra span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Arizona, Texas, California. On average, about 233 Sayras were registered per state.
Sayra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sayra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sayra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sayra?
We estimate approximately 1,463 people named Sayra 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 234,282 Americans share this first name.
Is Sayra a common name?
Sayra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,496 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sayra most popular?
Sayra reached peak popularity in 2000, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sayra is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sayra a female name?
Sayra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sayra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sayra Smith, Sayra Johnson, Sayra 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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