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Zaira

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What official birth registration shows about Zaira: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Zaira: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #432 in 2017, and it stood at #747 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #736 to #5742.200020052010201520202025#736#5742
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1914
1997#2152
1998#3142
1999#1970
2000#1831
2001#2226
2002#2540
2003#1996
2004#2278
2005#2438
2006#1748
2007#5201
2008#4524
2009#2326
2010#2235
2011#2893
2012#2338
2013#5742
2014#3514
2015#2705
2016#2233
2017#1995
2018#1586
2019#1634
2020#1065
2021#1007
2022#910
2023#754
2024#736
2025#747

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #747 among girls in England and Wales, #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1914 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #747 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #432 in Northern Ireland in 2017.

Zaira's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#74749HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#73651HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#75447HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#91038HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#100734HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#106531HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#163418HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#158619HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#199514HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#223312HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#27059HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#35146HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#233811HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#28938HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#223511HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#232610HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#174813HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#24388HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#22788HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#19969HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#25406HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#22267HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#18319HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#19708HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#31424HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#21527HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#19148HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4323HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Zaira is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Zaira, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2024Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2020Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: highest position in 2017ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#736 in 2024
Republic of Ireland2011–20253#834 in 2020
Northern Ireland20171#432 in 2017
Scotland20241#790 in 2024
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What is known about Zaira

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #432 in Northern Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.