US rank #4400 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,300 births

Daira — #4400 US girls' name

1,300 babies named Daira in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s501990s1202000s5082010s4462020s165
#4400
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Daira was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

108 babies were named Daira in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daira

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,300 babies named Daira between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daira currently holds the #4400 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 108 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 508 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Daira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 224 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Daira in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daira 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 1,300 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.

Daira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,300

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2007

108 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,400

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
108
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Daira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
508 births that decade — 39% of Daira's all-time total
1970s111980s501990s1202000s5082010s4462020s165

Daira by state

Where Daira concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Daira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
224 17.2%
#2 California
214 16.5%
#3 Georgia
29 2.2%
#4 Florida
23 1.8%
#5 New York
23 1.8%
#6 Arizona
12 0.9%
#7 North Carolina
11 0.8%
#8 New Jersey
5 0.4%
Texas share of Daira's total US births 17.2%
Even split

224 of 1,300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daira?
1,300 babies have been named Daira since 1977. It currently ranks #4400 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 108 births.
When was Daira most popular?
Daira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 508 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Daira most popular?
The top states for the name Daira are Texas (224 births), California (214 births), Georgia (29 births).
How long has the name Daira been used?
Daira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daisy, Daisha, Daija, Daina, 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, 1977–2024 (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.