Sadira

Also appearing as Sidra, this botanical name has roots in Persian, and holds multiple levels of spiritual significance. It refers to the Ziziphus spina-christi, a spikey, evergreen plant, also known as the Christ's thorn jujube, the sidr or the lote tree.

In Islamic tradition, the name is associated with the Sidrat al-Muntahā (or "Sidr Tree of the Farthest Boundary"), which marks the end of the seventh heaven: the point at which angels cannot pass or know about. During the prophet Muhammad's Night Journey into Heaven, he is accompanied up to this point by the angel Gabriel.

The Ziziphus spina-christi is also said to be the tree from which Jesus's crown of thorns were made, while in Baháʼí literature (a faith that promotes the worth of all religions), it is linked to the Manifestation of God (or the prophets).

Pronounced suh-DEER-uh.

As of October 2026, Sadira ranked #17146 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #5773 in 2001.