Kaira is an uncommon variant of Kara that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Kaira is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,424 for girl births in the United States (and #2,672 across all names), given to 152 babies. Kaira first appears in 1970 and peaked in 2019 (186 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 152 | 152 | #1,424 |
| 2024 | 185 | 190 | #1,261 |
| 2023 | 172 | 172 | #1,319 |
| 2022 | 150 | 150 | #1,470 |
| 2021 | 169 | 169 | #1,330 |
| 2020 | 143 | 143 | #1,497 |
| 2019 | 186 | 186 | #1,252 |
| 2018 | 155 | 155 | #1,431 |
| 2017 | 146 | 146 | #1,520 |
| 2016 | 104 | 104 | #1,937 |
| 2015 | 91 | 91 | #2,118 |
| 2014 | 80 | 80 | #2,317 |
| 2013 | 69 | 69 | #2,583 |
| 2012 | 61 | 61 | #2,845 |
| 2011 | 61 | 61 | #2,852 |
| 2010 | 58 | 58 | #2,953 |
| 2009 | 85 | 85 | #2,299 |
| 2008 | 98 | 98 | #2,085 |
| 2007 | 77 | 82 | #2,445 |
| 2006 | 89 | 89 | #2,172 |
| 2005 | 79 | 79 | #2,289 |
| 2004 | 55 | 55 | #2,906 |
| 2003 | 68 | 68 | #2,428 |
| 2002 | 68 | 68 | #2,365 |
| 2001 | 54 | 60 | #2,753 |
| 2000 | 77 | 77 | #2,114 |
| 1999 | 83 | 88 | #1,906 |
| 1998 | 47 | 47 | #2,816 |
| 1997 | 36 | — | #3,259 |
| 1996 | 42 | — | #2,871 |
| 1995 | 39 | — | #2,994 |
| 1994 | 32 | — | #3,483 |
| 1993 | 45 | — | #2,695 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | #4,140 |
| 1991 | 38 | — | #3,011 |
| 1990 | 31 | — | #3,469 |
| 1989 | 41 | — | #2,730 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #5,736 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,092 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #5,300 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #5,179 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,341 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #6,970 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,634 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,129 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,504 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,598 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #8,006 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,896 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,501 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,847 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,579 |