Given name
Sahira
“of the desert”·“one who is pristine; clean”
Sahira is a variant of Sahara. One Arabic interpretation is “of the desert.” Sahira is a variant of Sahirah. One Egyptian interpretation is “one who is pristine; clean.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sahira is a variant of Sahara. One Arabic interpretation is “of the desert.” Sahira is a variant of Sahirah. One Egyptian interpretation is “one who is pristine; clean.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sahira is a variant of Sahara. An origin associated with Sahara is Arabic. Sahira is a variant of Sahirah. An origin associated with Sahirah is Egyptian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sahira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 595
- 0 boys · 595 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,777 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,777 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 857 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.
Sahira’s family of names
Sahira has a related form in Sahara. Sahira has a related form in Sahirah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Sahira
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.