Meaning: Pure; peaceful; variant of Kira (from Greek Kyra: lady, mistress; or Irish Ciara: dark; or Finnish kaira: wilderness)Medium
In 30 seconds: A spelling variant of Kira, with possible Greek (lady/pure), Irish (dark), or Finnish (wilderness) roots. The -ai- spelling is a creative American rendering that evokes both the Kira and Kayla sound families.
MeaningPure; peaceful; variant of Kira (from Greek Kyra: lady, mistress; or Irish Ciara: dark; or Finnish kaira: wilderness)
U.S. rank (2024)#1253 ↗ Rising
2024 U.S. births185 girls (0.01% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2019
Total births (all-time)≈ 3,183
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
History & Origin
Kaira is a variant spelling of Kira, which has multiple possible origins: Greek Kyra (lady/mistress), Irish Ciara (dark), Persian Kira (sun), or Finnish kaira (wilderness). The exact origin of this particular spelling is uncertain.
Kaira ranked #1253 for girls in 2024.
Did you know? In Finnish, kaira means 'wilderness' or 'deep forest' — the wild, untouched interior of Lapland. So Kaira accidentally carries one of the most evocative nature words in Finnish, a language famous for its rich vocabulary of landscape.
Overall data confidence 75%
U.S. Social Security Administration — popularity data
