Saira
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning flowering plant or a form of Sarah; princess.
Saira by the numbers
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Saira. In the US, 77 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 121 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Sarah
Like Saira, each of these traces back to Sarah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Sariahprincess; a modern respelling of Sarah370 in the US (2017)
- Sariyahprincess; a variant of Seraiah or Sarah313 in the US (2017)
- Sarahiprincess; a form of Sarah248 in the US (2017)
- Sallyprincess; a diminutive of Sarah242 in the US (2017)
- Zadieprincess; a form of Sarah or Sadie38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zarahblooming flower; a form of Sarah or Zara42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sarinaprincess; a form of Sarah131 in the US (2017)
- Sarayahprincess of god; a form of Sarah8 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Saira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Saira
Names that are said the same way as Saira, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sarahprincess3,986 in the US (2017)
- Saraiprincess; my princess717 in the US (2017)
- Sarayprincess; a form of Sarah43 in the US (2017)
- Saarahprincess; variant spelling of Sarah31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saaraprincess; variant of Sarah17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sahradesert; a form of Sahara3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Saira, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a prince or princess
Like Saira, each of these has a prince or princess in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sadieprincess; from Sarah3,695 in the US (2017)
- Parisson of priam; the trojan prince1,149 in the US (2017)
- Zarablooming flower or princess625 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amiraprincess; female form of amir396 in England and Wales (2025)
- Orlagolden princess721 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rayaqueen or princess547 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Saira
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