Girls' name · since 1977
Caira
Caira has 891 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,311 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 891
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
891 babies have been named Caira since 1977, making it today's #10311 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Caira recorded 891 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #10311 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #8,125 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,311 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 891 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caira ranks #8,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,311 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 891 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,311 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 891
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caira's 891 recorded births place it above 88.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Caira compares
891 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 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
Caira's all-time total is 137% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 891 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caira's full recorded timeline at 2003, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Caira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (304 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Caira's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Caira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
248 births
- 2000s
2000s
304 births
- 2010s
2010s
165 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 304 births (34% of all-time use).
How Caira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caira's total volume
Caira by state
Where Caira concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
17 of 891 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Caira's data
- Caira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (304 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cairas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Caira 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 August 2026.