Girls' name · since 1977
Daira
Daira has 1,332 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,177 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,397 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,332
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daira is the #4397 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,332 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Daira recorded 1,332 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #4397 nationally today, ahead of 75% 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.
- #6,177 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,397 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,332 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daira ranks #6,177 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,397 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,332 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,177 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,397 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,332
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daira's 1,332 recorded births place it above 91.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Daira compares
1,332 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Daira's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,332 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daira's full recorded timeline at 2003, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 108 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Daira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (508 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Daira's strongest decade.
508 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Daira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 120
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
508 births
- 2010s
2010s
446 births
- 2020s 197
2020s
197 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 508 births (38% of all-time use).
How Daira 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 Daira's total volume
Daira by state
Where Daira concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 229 | 17.2% |
| #2 | California | | 214 | 16.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 29 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
229 of 1,332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Daira's data
- Daira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (508 total births) through the 2020s (197) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dairas (229 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Daira
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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 Daira 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.