Is Zaira a boy or girl name?
Zaira is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 190 girls and 0 boys were named Zaira, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,760 US babies named Zaira were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,233
- Babies named Zaira since 1969
- 4,760
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 220 babies
Boys and girls named Zaira, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 194 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 841 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,345 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,393 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 924 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,233 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,242 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,249 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,124 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,577 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,464 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,662 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,447 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,953 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,574 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,726 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,450 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,780 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,468 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,378 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,404 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,420 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,488 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,414 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,524 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,527 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,719 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,843 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,652 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,718 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,785 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,800 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,654 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,839 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,701 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,971 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,880 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,522 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,932 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,879 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,303 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,224 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,855 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,454 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,304 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,944 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,251 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,642 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,437 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,063 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,767 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,659 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,349 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,698 |
Highest rank
Zaira has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,124 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zaira
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.