The first name Mira

In 2025, 135 girls were named Mira, making it the 323rd most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mira with other names.

In 2025, 916 girls born in the United States were named Mira, the 335th most popular girls’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Mira Sorvino
  American actress, born 1967
• Mira Furlan
  Croatian actress and singer (1955–2021)
• Mira Awad
  Arab-Israeli singer and actress of paternal Palestinian descent, born 1975
• Mira Potkonen
  Finnish boxer, born 1980
• Mira Lobe
  Austrian-Israeli children's writer and young adult author (1913–1995)
• Mira Aroyo
  Bulgarian musician; member of English electronic band Ladytron, born 1977
• Mira Zore-Armanda
  Croatian oceanographer, 1930–2012
• Mira Schendel
  Brazilian painter (1919-1988)
• Mira Kuisma
  Finnish ice hockey player, born 1987
• Mira Jalosuo
  Finnish ice hockey player, born 1989
• Mira Luoti
  Finnish singer and actress, born 1978
• Mira Ricardel
  American businesswoman and politician, born 1960

What does the name Mira mean?

* Borrowed from Hindi मीरा (mīrā), name of a 16th century Indian poetess, also affectionately called Mirabai. * As occasionally borne by anglophones in the West, the name may also be borrowed from Slavic, or be a short form of Miranda.

How popular is the name Mira?

In 2025, 135 girls born in England and Wales were named Mira, ranking 323rd.

Is Mira a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,101 US babies named Mira since 1880 were girls.

When was Mira most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 916 babies were named Mira, its highest rank at 335th.

Is Mira also a surname?

Yes. Mira is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.