Given name & surname
Kaira
“one who is pure; virginal”
Kaira is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaira is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Kaira is a variant of Katherine. The history of Katherine gives this family its wider story. Katherine’s historical associations include Catherine de’ Medici, wife of King Henry II and regent.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Kaira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,335
- 0 boys · 3,335 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 186 babies
- 2025
- 152
- #1,424 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 152 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,424 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 186 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (25). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,321 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaira’s family of names
Kaira has a related form in Katherine. In Greek usage, Kaira as a surname is a transliteration of Κάιρα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kaira
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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