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Shira

Girl's name · #2321 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Shira reached its best rank, #979, in 1985 and ranked #2321 in 2025. About 5,800 girls have carried it since 1941.

Across the states

In recent years, Shira ran 3–5× its national rate in New York and New Jersey.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Shira ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,765 in France (2025) · #2,178 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,475 in Canada (2025) · #3,705 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,511 in Austria (2024) · #21,474 in Italy (2023) · #965 in Poland (2014) · #2,052 in Sweden (2010).

Famous Shiras

• Shira Haas — Israeli actress (born 1995)
• Shira Piven — American film director (born 1961)
• Shira Scheindlin — American judge (born 1946)
• Shira Perlmutter — US Register of Copyrights 2020-2025 (born 1956)
• Shira Geffen — Israeli film director, screenwriter and actor (born 1971)

In stories & tradition

• Shira — Ice Age character

What Shiras become

Among 91 notable people named Shira:

Entertainers appear 2.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Shira Haas, Israeli actress (born 1995).

Similar names: Tamar · Shyla · Cierra · Shoshana · Ziva · Elana

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