The first name Vira
A girl’s name meaning “vera”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Vira means “vera”.
From Ukrainian Ві́ра (Víra), a calque of the female given name Ве́ра (Véra, “Vera”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Vira, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Vira with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Vira at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 26 girls born in the United States were named Vira, the 5,089th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 39 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.
Famous people named Vira
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Vira SilentiActress, 1930–2014
- Vera FilatovaActress, born 1982
Questions
- What does the name Vira mean?
- Vira means “vera”.
- How popular is the name Vira?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Vira, ranking 4,201st.
- Is Vira a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,274 US babies named Vira since 1880 were girls.
- When was Vira most popular?
- 1916 in the United States, when 39 babies were named Vira, its highest rank at 1,144th.