Kairah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 4 babies a year in England and Wales.
Kairah by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Kairah. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Kairah
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 Kairah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kailahstylish; a variant of kayla42 in the US (2017)
- Karahhead; dear; a form of Cara or Karen37 in the US (2017)
- Khairahgood; excellent; charitable13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kamirahgenerous; noble; a form of Kamira10 in the US (2017)
- Karrahprecious stone; a form of Cara or Kara10 in the US (2017)
- Kaira82 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Kairah
Names that are said the same way as Kairah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Karafriend or dear; a form of Cara606 in the US (2017)
- Caradear or beloved85 in England and Wales (2025)
- Khairagood, excellent17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kharahard or strong8 in the US (2017)
- Carrahdear or beloved; variant of Cara6 in the US (2017)
- Caraghfriend; Irish place name and given name5 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Kairah
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