Kaira
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 82 babies a year in England and Wales.
Kaira by the numbers
In 2025, 82 babies in England and Wales were named Kaira. In the US, 145 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Kaira
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kaira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Keiradark-haired; a form of Ciara984 in the US (2017)
- Kiralord or ruler; a form of Kyra817 in the US (2017)
- Karafriend or dear; a form of Cara606 in the US (2017)
- Kailastylish; a variant of Kayla133 in the US (2017)
- Klairabright; a form of Clara23 in the US (2017)
- Kaidalittle dragon4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Kaira
Names that are said the same way as Kaira, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Caradear or beloved85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Karahhead; dear; a form of Cara or Karen37 in the US (2017)
- Khairagood, excellent17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Khairahgood; excellent; charitable13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Karrahprecious stone; a form of Cara or Kara10 in the US (2017)
- Kharahard or strong8 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kaira
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