Meera: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “sea, ocean”
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Say it
- MEE-ruh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Indian name associated with the medieval poet-saint Mirabai; Meera is a common modern spelling of Mira in South Asia. It is generally connected with Sanskrit mīra, interpreted as sea or ocean.
How popular is Meera?
Babies named Meera in 2024222
2024 rank#1,101 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18804,013
Meera is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Meera
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Meera questions
What does the name Meera mean?
Meera means "sea, ocean". It comes from Sanskrit. Indian name associated with the medieval poet-saint Mirabai; Meera is a common modern spelling of Mira in South Asia. It is generally connected with Sanskrit mīra, interpreted as sea or ocean.
Is Meera a boy or girl name?
Meera is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Meera?
222 US babies were named Meera in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Meera?
Meera is usually pronounced MEE-ruh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.