US rank #3599 Girls' name Peak 2007 1,330 births

Dayra — #3599 US girls' name

1,330 babies named Dayra in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s892000s4412010s5542020s225
#3599
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Dayra was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

114 babies were named Dayra in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dayra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,330 babies named Dayra between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dayra currently holds the #3599 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 114 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dayra performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 554 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dayra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 254 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Dayra in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dayra 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 1,330 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.

Dayra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,330

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2007

114 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,599

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dayra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
114
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Dayra by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
554 births that decade — 42% of Dayra's all-time total
1980s211990s892000s4412010s5542020s225

Dayra by state

Where Dayra concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dayra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
254 19.1%
#2 California
249 18.7%
#3 Arizona
48 3.6%
#4 Georgia
21 1.6%
#5 Florida
17 1.3%
#6 New York
15 1.1%
#7 Illinois
12 0.9%
#8 North Carolina
10 0.8%
Texas share of Dayra's total US births 19.1%
Even split

254 of 1,330 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Dayra appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dayra?
1,330 babies have been named Dayra since 1980. It currently ranks #3599 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 114 births.
When was Dayra most popular?
Dayra was most popular in the 2010s decade with 554 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Dayra most popular?
The top states for the name Dayra are Texas (254 births), California (249 births), Arizona (48 births).
How long has the name Dayra been used?
Dayra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dayra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayana, Dayna, Dayanara, Dayanna, 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, 1980–2024 (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.