Eira
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning snow.
Eira by the numbers
In 2025, 112 babies in England and Wales were named Eira. In the US, 37 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 37 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ezrahelp, helper1,300 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eilafrom the oak tree; a form of Eilah100 in the US (2017)
- Esrathe night journey; Islamic reference34 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eraera or age14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emiraprincess or female commander15 in England and Wales (2025)
- EireIreland; the name of the island in Irish5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Eira
Names that are said the same way as Eira, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean snow or ice
Like Eira, each of these has snow or ice in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Eira
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