NameTides

Eira

Eira was the #1,747 girls' name in the US in 2025 (116 babies), and #379 in England & Wales and #834 in Canada.

Eira as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Eira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandCanadaScotlandUS
Eira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,747 (116)#379 (112)#632 (4)#397 (3)#381 (10)#834 (34)
2024#2,389 (76)#403 (107)#541 (5)#407 (3)#441 (8)#1,348 (18)
2023#2,588 (68)#311 (140)——#625 (5)#1,155 (21)
2022#2,319 (80)#361 (118)——#634 (5)#1,362 (17)
2021#2,751 (62)#361 (129)#558 (5)#350 (4)—#1,153 (22)
2020#2,416 (72)#406 (105)——#700 (4)#1,295 (18)
2019#2,651 (65)#448 (94)———#970 (27)
2018#2,869 (58)#368 (123)#449 (7)——#1,741 (12)
2017#3,996 (37)#464 (95)#666 (4)——#1,584 (14)
2016#3,996 (37)#509 (85)#798 (3)——#1,906 (11)
2015#4,295 (33)#549 (79)———#3,286 (5)
2014#4,768 (29)#715 (55)#802 (3)——#2,905 (6)
2013#6,017 (21)#772 (50)————
2012#6,110 (21)#887 (42)————
2011#9,723 (11)#1,225 (26)——#937 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,747.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1979.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,300uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Eira is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Eira by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #980NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,575CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Eira (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,01811

Eira (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EiraCanadaGirls#83434
EiraEngland & WalesGirls#379112
EiraIrelandGirls#38110
EiraNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
EiraScotlandGirls#6324
EiraUSGirls#1,747116