How Many People Are Named Zaira?
An estimated 4,681 people in the United States have the first name Zaira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Zaira peaked in popularity in 2021 with 220 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaira 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 Zaira paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zaira is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,681
About 1 in 73,222 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2021
220 births
Total Registered
4,760
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaira
Zaira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,760 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaira as a female name
Ranked #1,233 in 2024
190 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (220 births)
Zaira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaira span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,393 babies were registered. While Zaira is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zaira by Decade
How has Zaira 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.
Zaira by State
Birth registrations for Zaira span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oregon, Oklahoma. On average, about 141 Zairas were registered per state.
Zaira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zaira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaira?
We estimate approximately 4,681 people named Zaira 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 73,222 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaira a common name?
Zaira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,760 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaira most popular?
Zaira reached peak popularity in 2021, when 220 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaira is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaira a female name?
Zaira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaira Smith, Zaira Johnson, Zaira 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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