US rank #9898 Girls' name Peak 2010 193 births

Alaira — #9898 US girls' name

193 babies named Alaira in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s742010s772020s42
#9898
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Alaira was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

17 babies were named Alaira in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alaira

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Alaira between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alaira currently holds the #9898 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alaira performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alaira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alaira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 193 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alaira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

193

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2010

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,898

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alaira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
17
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 202420212017201420112008200520022000 8

Alaira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
77 births that decade — 40% of Alaira's all-time total
2000s742010s772020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alaira?
193 babies have been named Alaira since 2000. It currently ranks #9898 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 17 births.
When was Alaira most popular?
Alaira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Alaira been used?
Alaira has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alaira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alana, Alaina, Alayna, Alanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.