US rank #6223 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,496 births

Sayra — #6223 US girls' name

1,496 babies named Sayra in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s1201990s3542000s6012010s2902020s100
#6223
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sayra was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

83 babies were named Sayra in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sayra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,496 babies named Sayra between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sayra currently holds the #6223 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sayra performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 601 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sayra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 484 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Sayra in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sayra 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 1,496 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.

Sayra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,496

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2000

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,223

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sayra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
83
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Sayra by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
601 births that decade — 40% of Sayra's all-time total
1970s311980s1201990s3542000s6012010s2902020s100

Sayra by state

Where Sayra concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Sayra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
484 32.4%
#2 Texas
204 13.6%
#3 Arizona
12 0.8%
California share of Sayra's total US births 32.4%
Even split

484 of 1,496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sayra?
1,496 babies have been named Sayra since 1973. It currently ranks #6223 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 83 births.
When was Sayra most popular?
Sayra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 601 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Sayra most popular?
The top states for the name Sayra are California (484 births), Texas (204 births), Arizona (12 births).
How long has the name Sayra been used?
Sayra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sayra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saylor, Saydee, Sayuri, Saya, 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, 1973–2024 (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.