How Many People Are Named Shaira?
An estimated 546 people in the United States have the first name Shaira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Shaira peaked in popularity in 2017 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shaira 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 Shaira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
546
About 1 in 627,755 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2017
37 births
Total Registered
556
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shaira
Shaira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 556 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shaira as a female name
Ranked #6,861 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (37 births)
Shaira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shaira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 173 babies were registered. While Shaira is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shaira by Decade
How has Shaira 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.
Shaira by State
Birth registrations for Shaira 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 14 Shairas were registered per state.
Shaira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shaira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shaira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shaira?
We estimate approximately 546 people named Shaira 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 627,755 Americans share this first name.
Is Shaira a common name?
Shaira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 556 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shaira most popular?
Shaira reached peak popularity in 2017, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shaira is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shaira a female name?
Shaira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shaira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shaira Smith, Shaira Johnson, Shaira 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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