Total births
18
Girls' name · since 2017
Cahira
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Cahira, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13232
- among girls today
- 18
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Cahira currently ranks #13232 among girls' names in America, with 18 babies recorded since 2017.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cahira has been recorded 18 times among girls since 2017, currently ranked #13232 nationally and more common than 25% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.
- #13232 among girls today
- 18 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Cahira is currently the #13232 girls' name in America, more common than 25% of girls - 18 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13232
- among girls today
- 18
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Cahira vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13232
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 25% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Cahira was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
7 babies were named Cahira in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Cahira compares
18 6th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cahira's all-time total is 95% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cahira | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Cahira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cahira splits its recorded history at 2023: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cahira at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#13,232
Active since
2017
Cahira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Cahira by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Cahira's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Cahira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cahira? ▼
Cahira has been given to 18 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #13232 as of the latest data. 7 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Cahira most popular? ▼
Cahira was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Cahira been used? ▼
Cahira has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cahira? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cahterine, Cahlani, Cahlia, Cahya, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Cahira
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cahira
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Cahlia Girl
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Cahya Girl
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Cahri Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cahira: #13232 Girls' Name - 18 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cahira. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cahira draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.