How Many People Are Named Zira?
An estimated 166 people in the United States have the first name Zira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Zira peaked in popularity in 2023 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zira 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 Zira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
166
About 1 in 2,064,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2023
22 births
Total Registered
168
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zira
Zira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 168 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zira as a female name
Ranked #8,915 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (22 births)
Zira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zira span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 77 babies were registered. Zira remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zira by Decade
How has Zira 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.
Zira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zira
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zira?
We estimate approximately 166 people named Zira 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 2,064,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Zira a common name?
Zira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 168 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zira most popular?
Zira reached peak popularity in 2023, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zira is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zira a female name?
Zira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zira Smith, Zira Johnson, Zira 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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