Daira: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,377

among girls · ↑31 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Daira

How common

1 in 50,227

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2007

108 babies

All-time total

1,332

#6,178 all-time among girls

First recorded

1977

in Social Security records

Daira popularity over time

1,332 babies have been named Daira since 1977, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	11	1	–	#8,676
1980s	50	5	+355%	#6,426
1990s	120	12	+140%	#5,107
2000s	508	51	+323%	#1,913
2010s	446	45	-12%	#1,961
2020s (to 2025)	197	33	-26%	#3,781

Where Daira is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	32	0.02	outside top 500
2027	33	0.02	outside top 500
2028	33	0.02	outside top 500
2029	34	0.02	outside top 500
2030	34	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Daira

Daira is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,377 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 1,332 American babies have been named Daira. Its peak came in 2007, when 108 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Daira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Daira?

The median living Daira is about 16 years old; half are between 10 and 20. An estimated 1,300 people named Daira are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Daira year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	32	#4,377
2024	32	#4,408
2023	40	#3,781
2022	30	#4,612
2021	27	#4,871
2020	36	#3,945
2019	28	#4,799
2018	33	#4,258
2017	35	#4,163
2016	30	#4,653
2015	17	#7,051
2014	24	#5,509
2013	38	#3,941
2012	64	#2,745
2011	75	#2,440
2010	102	#1,961
2009	65	#2,760
2008	71	#2,612
2007	108	#1,913
2006	103	#1,945
2005	40	#3,663
2004	41	#3,579
2003	21	#5,635
2002	24	#4,936
2001	20	#5,629
2000	15	#6,886
1995	12	#7,158
1990	9	#8,643
1985	7	#8,546
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Daira, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Daira?

The median living Daira is about 16 years old. Half of all living Dairas are between 10 and 20 years old.

How many people named Daira are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Daira are alive in the United States, based on 1,332 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Daira in 2025?

Daira ranked #4,377 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daira?

1,332 babies have been named Daira in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daira most popular?

Daira peaked in 2007, when 108 newborns received the name.

Is Daira a boy or girl name?

Daira is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Daira rising or falling?

Daira is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Daira become more popular?

Daira looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 girls named Daira in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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