Ayra is a short, modern name with several possible sources: it is used as a form of the Arabic Aira or Ayra, often explained as "respectable" or "noble", and it also echoes the Hebrew Ayala and the fantasy heroine Arya. In the United States it is popular with South Asian and Muslim families as well as with parents who like brief vowel names such as Ava and Aria. Ayra rose from number 2932 in 2015 into the top 1000 in 2023 and ranks number 939 among girls' names in 2025.