girl's name
Meira
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,981
Meira is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 93 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Meira is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 93 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 35,649 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Meira over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 |
| 1980s | 98 |
| 1990s | 130 |
| 2000s | 384 |
| 2010s | 572 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 433 |
How popular is Meira?
In 2025, Meira was given to 93 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Meira is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Meira is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Meïra | Meïra is Meira written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,994 in France, against #6,439 for Meira. | 55 |
| Méïra | Méïra is a rare spelling of Meira, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
| Méira | Méira is a rare spelling of Meira, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Meira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Meira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Meira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Meira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Meira
How popular is the name Meira?
In 2025, Meira was given to 93 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Meira a girl's or a boy's name?
Meira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Meira most popular?
Meira peaked in 2025, when 93 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Meira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Meira currently ranks #1,766 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.