Zaira

“Arabic-styled name coined by Voltaire (Zaïre, 1732)” — Arabic (literary coinage by Voltaire, 1732) origin

Girl's name · #1081 in the US (2025) · Trending

Zaira is climbing: on the charts since 1969, it reached #1081 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 220 girls given the name last year. Roughly 5,000 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,800 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 5,200 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zairas

Zaira Wasim — former Indian actress
Zaira Nara — Argentine model and TV host
Zaira Romero — Spanish actress
Zaira Ollano — Italian physicist
Zaira Cosico — Filipino ballet dancer

In stories & tradition

Zaira — Zaira

What Zairas become

Among 42 notable people named Zaira:

Entertainers appear 2.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zaira Wasim, former Indian actress.

Similar names: Saira · Lakyn · Zaina · Aira · Lailani · Zyra

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