At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #3,389 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 45 (<0.01% of girls)
- Trend
- Rising #5,850 in 2020 to #3,389 in 2025
- Peak
- #3,389 in 2025
- First recorded
- 2004
Meaning of Zunaira
Zunaira pirouettes into the name game like a sun-kissed blossom dancing in a Spanish courtyard, carrying centuries of Arabic elegance with a bright whisper—zoo-NY-rah. Rooted in words for radiant beauty and a blooming flower, it conjures the first light touching a rose at dawn—bold, poetic, utterly unforgettable. Though it’s still a rare jewel in the U.S., with just 28 little Zunairas lighting up 2024 and hovering around the 900s in popularity, its sparkle is climbing faster than a flamenco dancer’s castanet rhythm. Picture it echoing across playgrounds, where even the local comic-book club might get a little jealous of its heroic flair.
How to pronounce Zunaira
Arabic
- Pronounced zoo-NY-rah /zuːˈnajrə/
Popularity of Zunaira in the U.S.
Zunaira was the #3,389 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 45 babies. It first appears in the records in 2004.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 2004–2025 21 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | 3,389 | ▲ 1,383 |
| 2024 | 28 | 4,772 | ▼ 788 |
| 2023 | 37 | 3,984 | ▲ 394 |
| 2022 | 32 | 4,378 | ▲ 35 |
| 2021 | 31 | 4,413 | ▲ 1,437 |
| 2020 | 20 | 5,850 | ▼ 401 |
| 2019 | 23 | 5,449 | ▲ 1,960 |
| 2018 | 15 | 7,409 | ▼ 1,588 |
| 2017 | 21 | 5,821 | ▲ 580 |
| 2016 | 19 | 6,401 | ▼ 568 |
| 2015 | 22 | 5,833 | ▲ 618 |
| 2014 | 19 | 6,451 | ▲ 278 |
| 2013 | 18 | 6,729 | ▲ 415 |
| 2012 | 17 | 7,144 | ▲ 3,230 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10,374 | ▼ 3,992 |
| 2010 | 20 | 6,382 | ▲ 4,297 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10,679 | ▼ 595 |
| 2008 | 11 | 10,084 | ▼ 545 |
| 2007 | 12 | 9,539 | ▲ 4,067 |
| 2006 | 7 | 13,606 | back (not recorded in 2005) |
| 2004 | 5 | 16,099 | new |