Sahira
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning wakeful; vigilant.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Sahira by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Sahira. In the US, 13 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 23 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sahira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Samiraentertaining companion; fem. of Samir260 in the US (2017)
- Saphirasapphire; precious blue stone; a form of Sapphira141 in the US (2017)
- Saharadesert; from the Sahara region123 in the US (2017)
- Sairaflowering plant or a form of Sarah; princess20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shirasong70 in the US (2017)
- Safiraa form of Sapphire or Safire9 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Sahira
Names that are said the same way as Sahira, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sariahprincess; a modern respelling of Sarah370 in the US (2017)
- Sarahiprincess; a form of Sarah248 in the US (2017)
- Sarayahprincess of god; a form of Sarah8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sarahyprincess; a spelling variant of Sarah19 in the US (2017)
- Saraeprincess; variant spelling of sarah15 in the US (2017)
- Saraiahprincess of god; elaborated form of sarah15 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sahira
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