Girls' name · since 1985
Sahira
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 595 babies named Sahira, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,538 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 595
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
595 babies have been named Sahira since 1985, making it today's #8538 girls' name.
Sahira has 595 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8538 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #10,622 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,538 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 595 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahira ranks #10,622 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,538 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 595 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,538 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 595
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sahira's 595 recorded births place it above 85.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sahira compares
595 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Sahira's all-time total is 58% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sahira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 595 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sahira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sahira splits its recorded history at 2006: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sahira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Sahira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (181 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Sahira's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Sahira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 181 births (30% of all-time use).
How Sahira 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 Sahira's total volume
Sahira by state
Where Sahira concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 44 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
44 of 595 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sahira's data
- Sahira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (181 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sahiras (44 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sahira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Sahira 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.