The baby name Sahira is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced sah-HEE-rah (approx. /səˈhiːrə/ or /saˈhiːra/).
Sahira is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Sahira is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced sah-HEE-rah (approx. /səˈhiːrə/ or /saˈhiːra/).
Sahira is Arabic in Origin.
Sahira is an Arabic feminine name with rich, layered etymology. It can derive from ساهرة (sāhira), the feminine active participle of the verb sahira ‘to stay awake’, yielding senses such as vigilant, wakeful, or watchful. In another vocalization it aligns with ساحرة (sāḥira), ‘enchantress’ or ‘charmer’, from the root سحر (siḥr, magic); some also associate it with سحر (saḥar), the pre-dawn hours, lending a faint nuance of “of the late night.”
Used across the Arabic-speaking world and widely in Urdu-speaking South Asia, the name rose in modern given-name use in the 20th century and is borne by figures like Pakistani director Sahira Kazmi and Afghan politician Sahira Sharif. Variants include Sahirah, Sahera, and the masculine Sahir/Saher; related but distinct are Sahar (dawn) and Sahra/Sahara (desert).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | 0 | #17 | 1 | 322 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #110 | 5 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| IQ | 0 | #131 | 3 | 3,533 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #256 | 3 | 3,650 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #325 | 5 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #333 | 7 | 7,570 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #347 | 8 | 12,352 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #369 | 136 | 11,303 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #376 | 11 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #386 | 11 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #403 | 11 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #480 | 36 | 19,177 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #515 | 4 | 9,861 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #523 | 31 | 20,968 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #528 | 9 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| BH | 0 | #542 | 12 | 17,937 | |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #574 | 13 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #587 | 13 | 8,289 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #618 | 14 | 13,121 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #638 | 8 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #642 | 17 | 13,263 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #717 | 12 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #734 | 5 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #756 | 242 | 24,821 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #808 | 22 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #828 | 11 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #835 | 17 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #845 | 91 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #898 | 19 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #930 | 14 | 14,861 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #941 | 15 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #963 | 21 | 5,561 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,001 | 9 | 14,742 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 75 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,028 | 156 | 17,781 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,098 | 31 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,433 | 14 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Sahira is popular in 58 countries — most recent births per country:
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