Fun Facts About the Name Dayra
- More than 1 thousand babies named Dayra: U.S. records list 1,365 babies given the name Dayra from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Dayra Mean?
Dayra is a feminine given name whose meaning is not firmly established. The most common explanation is that it is a spelling variant of Daira, a name from Arabic. In Arabic, dā'ira (دَائِرَة) means 'circle' or 'that which turns,' from the verb dāra, 'to turn' or 'to revolve.' If Dayra is a form of Daira, its literal sense is 'circle.' Dayra is sometimes also treated as a form of Dara, but Dara has separate origins - Persian and Irish among them - so those meanings do not automatically belong to Dayra. Because the spelling Dayra is not clearly tied to one source, its meaning remains uncertain.
Dayra Name History & Origins
The spelling Dayra is best understood as an alternate form of Daira. The parent name comes from the Arabic word dā'ira, which refers to a circle or a district. Arabic dā'ira is not originally a personal name, but it has been used as one in Arabic-speaking communities and has traveled into Spanish-speaking communities, where spellings can vary. The y in Dayra reflects a common Spanish-influenced respelling of i. The name Dara, which looks similar, has its own separate history in Persian and Irish, and links between Dayra and Dara are usually based on spelling rather than a shared origin. Dayra does not have a well-known traditional story of its own, so its history is mainly one of spelling variation.
How Popular is the Name Dayra?
Dayra has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #1,849 in 2007.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,093 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #3,580 | 43 | 0.0027% |
| 2023 | #3,720 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #3,230 | 50 | 0.0031% |
| 2021 | #3,949 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2020 | #2,979 | 54 | 0.0033% |
| 2019 | #4,030 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #2,048 | 95 | 0.0056% |
| 2017 | #2,720 | 63 | 0.0037% |
| 2016 | #3,194 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2015 | #3,715 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2014 | #5,665 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2013 | #3,589 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2012 | #3,867 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2011 | #2,734 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 2010 | #2,032 | 98 | 0.0055% |
| 2009 | #3,202 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 2008 | #3,386 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2007 | #1,849 | 114 | 0.0059% |
| 2006 | #1,946 | 103 | 0.0054% |
| 2005 | #4,739 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2004 | #4,311 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #6,376 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #5,504 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #7,847 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #8,711 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #8,374 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #7,212 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #9,211 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #9,801 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #12,152 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #10,854 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #9,794 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,921 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #11,872 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #6,982 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #11,181 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #11,060 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #10,796 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #10,766 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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