Zira
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 12 babies a year in the US.
Zira by the numbers
Zira was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
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 Zira
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 Zira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Zarablooming flower or princess625 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zoradawn203 in the US (2017)
- Zairaflower, blooming; feminine form of Zair49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zivaradiant; bright29 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zialight, splendor30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ziyalight, splendor; variant of Zia128 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Zira
Names that are said the same way as Zira, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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