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Mira

Mira: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“peace, world”
Origin
Slavic
Say it
MEER-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

In Slavic use, Mira comes from the element mir meaning 'peace' or 'world'. It also occurs independently in other traditions, including as a Sanskrit-derived name and a Latin word-name, so usage is cross-cultural.

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How popular is Mira?

2024246 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Mira in 2024820

2024 rank#381 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188014,171

Mira is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Mira

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Meerasea, ocean · Sanskrit
  • Milagracious or dear · Slavic
  • Alinabright, beautiful · Slavic
  • Verafaith · Slavic
  • Nadiahope · Slavic
  • IvannaGod is gracious · Slavic
  • Raynaqueen; pure · Slavic
  • Alenabright, shining light · Slavic

Mira questions

What does the name Mira mean?

Mira means "peace, world". It comes from Slavic. In Slavic use, Mira comes from the element mir meaning 'peace' or 'world'. It also occurs independently in other traditions, including as a Sanskrit-derived name and a Latin word-name, so usage is cross-cultural.

Is Mira a boy or girl name?

Mira is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mira?

820 US babies were named Mira in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Mira?

Mira is usually pronounced MEER-uh.

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.