Given name
Shaira
“poetess or singer”
Shaira is a variant of Sha'ira. One Arabic interpretation is “poetess or singer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shaira is a variant of Sha'ira. One Arabic interpretation is “poetess or singer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shaira is a variant of Sha'ira. An origin associated with Sha'ira is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shaira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 575
- 0 boys · 575 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,284 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,284 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 696 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.
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 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Shaira
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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