girl's name
Shira
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,524
Shira is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 159 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 41,967 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1941.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Shira over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 25 |
| 1950s | 131 |
| 1960s | 224 |
| 1970s | 650 |
| 1980s | 1,182 |
| 1990s | 988 |
| 2000s | 1,324 |
| 2010s | 861 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 430 |
How popular is Shira?
In 2025, Shira was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Shira 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.
Names that peaked alongside Shira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shira
How popular is the name Shira?
In 2025, Shira was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Shira a girl's or a boy's name?
Shira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Shira?
Shira has 2 syllables.
When was Shira most popular?
Shira peaked in 2009, when 159 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Shira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shira currently ranks #1,634 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.