Girls' name · since 1969
Zaira
Zaira has 4,986 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,583 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,080 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,986
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaira currently ranks #1080 among girls' names in America, with 4,986 babies recorded since 1969.
Zaira has 4,986 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1080 as of the latest data, more common than 94% 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 1969 to 2025.
- #2,583 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,080 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,986 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaira ranks #2,583 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,080 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,986 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,583 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,080 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,986
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaira's 4,986 recorded births place it above 96.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zaira compares
4,986 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Zaira's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,986 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 224 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaira's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 224, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 224
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Zaira by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,393 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Zaira's strongest decade.
1,393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Zaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 194
1980s
194 births
- 1990s
1990s
841 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,345 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,393 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,150 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,393 births (28% of all-time use).
How Zaira 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 Zaira's total volume
Zaira by state
Where Zaira concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,490 | 29.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 852 | 17.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 202 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 181 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 159 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 116 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 73 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 62 | 1.2% |
1,490 of 4,986 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Zaira appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zaira's data
- Zaira's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,393 total births) through the 2020s (1,150) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zairas (1,490 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 Zaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Zaira 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.