Kaira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KY-ra
- UK rank, 2025
- #531 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,423 for girls
Kaira is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 531st for girls in the UK (82 babies) and 1,423rd for girls in the US (152 babies).
Where does Kaira come from?
Used in South Asian families; also a spelling of Keira
Is Kaira a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaira is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 82 girls in the UK and 152 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaira in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #531among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 82about 1 in 3,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 82 girls in the UK were named Kaira, making it the 531st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 892nd.
2025 had the most girls named Kaira of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Kaira in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 91 girls in the UK were given Kaira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #479, up from #531 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 483rd in England and Wales.
Kaira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | #531 |
| 2024 | 70 | #604 |
| 2023 | 71 | #587 |
| 2022 | 68 | #613 |
| 2021 | 59 | #698 |
| 2020 | 43 | #892 |
| 2019 | 57 | #738 |
| 2018 | 37 | #1,028 |
| 2017 | 61 | #727 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2015 | 45 | #887 |
| 2014 | 36 | #1,053 |
| 2013 | 34 | #1,117 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,681 |
| 2011 | 36 | #1,039 |
| 2010 | 29 | #1,200 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,245 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,390 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,421 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,172 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Kaira in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 152about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 152 girls in the US were named Kaira, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,494th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 186 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Kaira in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 166 girls in the US were given Kaira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,200, up from #1,423 for this spelling alone.
Kaira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 152 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 185 | #1,259 |
| 2023 | 172 | #1,319 |
| 2022 | 150 | #1,468 |
| 2021 | 169 | #1,327 |
| 2020 | 143 | #1,494 |
| 2019 | 186 | #1,251 |
| 2018 | 155 | #1,425 |
| 2017 | 146 | #1,515 |
| 2016 | 104 | #1,929 |
| 2015 | 91 | #2,113 |
| 2014 | 80 | #2,304 |
| 2013 | 69 | #2,568 |
| 2012 | 61 | #2,831 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2,837 |
| 2010 | 58 | #2,937 |
| 2009 | 85 | #2,286 |
| 2008 | 98 | #2,078 |
| 2007 | 77 | #2,433 |
| 2006 | 89 | #2,165 |
| 2005 | 79 | #2,277 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,885 |
| 2003 | 68 | #2,410 |
| 2002 | 68 | #2,349 |
| 2001 | 54 | #2,736 |
| 2000 | 77 | #2,099 |
| 1999 | 83 | #1,890 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,795 |
| 1997 | 36 | #3,221 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 45 | #2,671 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 31 | #3,431 |
| 1989 | 41 | #2,708 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Kaira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Khadija Hafsa Hiba Ayla Ayra Amira Zainab Kiara Raya Huda Rahma
Other spellings of Kaira
Names related to Kaira
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaira, updated 20 October 2026.