Kaira means beloved or peaceful — from the Finnish/Greek or connected to the Irish Gaelic cara (friend). In Finnish, kaira connects to tools that bore through ice — maximum determination. Dear Zindagi's Kaira is one of Bollywood's most beloved characters. Two syllables of Finnish ice-determination, Greek peace, and the most beloved Bollywood heroine.
Finnish/Greek (beloved/peaceful) or Irish cara (friend)→Kaira
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Hawaiian / Polynesian roots
Kaira comes from Finnish/Greek meaning beloved or peaceful. Dear Zindagi's Kaira is one of Bollywood's most beloved characters.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Finnish/Greek; Dear Zindagi (2016).
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Today
Kaira remains a beloved choice, ranking #1512 in the US. 3,183 babies have been named Kaira since 1970.
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How popular is Kaira?
2019peak year
The name Kaira reached its peak in 2019, with 186 registrations (ranked #1252). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1970, roughly 49 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1512) today, averaging about 150 new babies per year. Kaira has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 3,183 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Kaira's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — beloved nurturing. People named Kaira tend to be bright, determined, and gifted at boring through ice while remaining peaceful.
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Bores through ice peacefully
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Bollywood-beloved
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Finnish-determined
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Greek-peaceful
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Kai-cool
K2
A1
I9
R9
A1
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Kaira
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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