Saira

Meaning: Traveler
Origin: Arabic

Girl's name · #2320 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Saira reached its best rank, #1593, in 2001 and ranked #2320 in 2025. Roughly 3,600 girls have been named Saira since 1967.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#651 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,141 in Canada (2025) · #1,257 in Austria (2025) · #1,512 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,745 in Switzerland (2025) · #6,711 in France (2025) · #1,537 in Italy (2023) · #760 in Scotland (2022) · #834 in Ireland (2020).

Famous Sairas

Saira Banu — Indian actress (born 1944)
Saira Khan — British television personality (born 1970)
Saira Choudhry — British actress (born 1982)
Saira Afzal Tarar — Pakistani politician (born 1966)
Saira Raza Khan — Pakistani actress

What Sairas become

Among 38 notable people named Saira:

Political leaders appear 2.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Saira Afzal Tarar, Pakistani politician (born 1966).

Similar names: Aleyah · Sayla · Kaira · Ameena · Samirah · Ameera

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