Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Caira isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 891
- 0 boys · 891 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,248 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +1%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,248 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 740 as a first name in 2020; 452 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Caira’s family of names
Caira may belong to the same name family as CAIRRA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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