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Shira

Shira: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“song”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
SHEER-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Hebrew shirah meaning 'song' or 'poetry'. It is a distinct Hebrew name, not just a variant form.

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How popular is Shira?

202424.0 per million US babies
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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 Shira in 202479

2024 rank#2,328 girls

Peak year1985

Total US babies since 18805,735

Shira has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Shira

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Shira questions

What does the name Shira mean?

Shira means "song". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew shirah meaning 'song' or 'poetry'. It is a distinct Hebrew name, not just a variant form.

Is Shira a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Shira?

79 US babies were named Shira in 2024. Its peak year was 1985.

How do you pronounce Shira?

Shira is usually pronounced SHEER-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.