MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Saira mean?
Saira continues Arabic sa'ira, a feminine form describing one who goes or travels. The root concerns movement and journeying, and the name is familiar in Urdu as well as other South Asian languages.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सायरा
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सैरा
7,221 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Saira in Indian usage
3,166 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 437 |
| 1970s | 1,174 |
| 1980s | 1,015 |
| 1990s | 425 |
| Other decades | 115 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,135 |
| Delhi | 1,099 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 356 |
| Goa | 171 |
| Meghalaya | 158 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 131 |
| Other states | 116 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Saira / F | 20 | 1,512 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Saira; Table_6, C1575 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Saira; Table_6, C1575