Sira
Sira is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Italian.
- Spanish
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Sira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sira is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Italian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Italian
The Story of Sira
American parents first put Sira on the record books as a baby girl name in 1997, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 15 Siras were born — ranking #7,601 that year. About 35% of every Sira on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sira ranks #8,920 for baby girls with 10 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 261 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sira
Sira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 261 births in the dataset. Sira's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #7,601. Use the chart and map above to compare Sira's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.