Girls' name · since 1973
Sayra
Sayra has 1,512 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,512
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sayra currently ranks #6929 among girls' names in America, with 1,512 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayra has been recorded 1,512 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #6929 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #5,670 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,929 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,512 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sayra ranks #5,670 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,929 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,512 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,512
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sayra's 1,512 recorded births place it above 92.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sayra compares
1,512 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Sayra's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sayra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,512 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sayra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sayra's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 83, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sayra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Sayra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (601 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Sayra's strongest decade.
601 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sayra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 120
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
354 births
- 2000s
2000s
601 births
- 2010s
2010s
290 births
- 2020s 116
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 601 births (40% of all-time use).
How Sayra 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 Sayra's total volume
Sayra by state
Where Sayra concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 484 | 32.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 209 | 13.8% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 12 | 0.8% |
484 of 1,512 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sayra's data
- Sayra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (601 total births); usage has since declined to 116 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sayras (484 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 Sayra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Sayra 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.