Shira
Meaning
song
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Shira peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Shira
Most people given the name Shira in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Shira you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Shira deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Shira truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Shira fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Shira travels
Jewish American · a graceful modern Hebrew name embraced in American Jewish families
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