Girls' name · since 1979
Shaira
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 575 babies named Shaira, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 575
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
575 babies have been named Shaira since 1979, making it today's #6183 girls' name.
Shaira has 575 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6183 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #10,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,183 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 575 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaira ranks #10,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,183 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 575 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 575
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shaira's 575 recorded births place it above 85.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shaira compares
575 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
Shaira's all-time total is 53% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shaira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 575 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaira splits its recorded history at 2004: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Shaira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (173 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Shaira's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Shaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
173 births
- 2020s
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 173 births (30% of all-time use).
How Shaira 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 Shaira's total volume
Shaira by state
Where Shaira concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.0% |
28 of 575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Shaira's data
- Shaira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (173 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shairas (28 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 Shaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Shaira 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.