The first name Shira
A girl’s name from Hebrew.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
Americanized spelling of Shearer.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Shira, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 17 births (#1,596).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shira with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shira at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 79 girls born in the United States were named Shira, the 2,321st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 159 were.
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.
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Questions
- What does the name Shira mean?
- Americanized spelling of Shearer.
- What is the origin of the name Shira?
- Americanized spelling of Shearer.
- How popular is the name Shira?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Shira, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2009, with 17 births.
- Is Shira a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,815 US babies named Shira since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shira most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 159 babies were named Shira, its highest rank at 1,468th.