Girls' name · since 1967
Saira
Saira has 3,645 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,313 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,645
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saira is the #2313 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,645 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Saira recorded 3,645 times among girls since 1967, holding rank #2313 nationally today, ahead of 87% 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 1967 to 2025.
- #3,170 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,313 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,645 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saira ranks #3,170 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,313 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,645 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,313 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,645
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saira's 3,645 recorded births place it above 95.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Saira compares
3,645 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Saira's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,645 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 122 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saira's full recorded timeline at 1997, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 122 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 122
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Saira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,070 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Saira's strongest decade.
1,070 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Saira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 115
1970s
115 births
- 1980s 372
1980s
372 births
- 1990s
1990s
718 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,070 births
- 2010s
2010s
778 births
- 2020s
2020s
587 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,070 births (29% of all-time use).
How Saira 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 Saira's total volume
Saira by state
Where Saira concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 968 | 26.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 505 | 13.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 353 | 9.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 73 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 60 | 1.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 56 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 37 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Washington | | 36 | 1.0% |
968 of 3,645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Saira appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Saira's data
- Saira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,070 total births) through the 2020s (587) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sairas (968 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 Saira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Saira 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.