Zaira
Zaira is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish.
- Italian
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Zaira
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zaira is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
The Story of Zaira
The earliest SSA record of Zaira as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 220 newborns named Zaira — #1,119 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Zaira on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zaira ranks #1,182 for baby girls with 203 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Zaira
Zaira is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Zaira's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,119. Use the chart and map above to compare Zaira'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.