Shira Girl

How popular is Shira?

#2,298 girl name in 2025

79 baby girls were named Shira in the US in 2025, making it the 2298th most popular girl name.

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5,659living people named Shira (est.)
29median age of people named Shira
5,815babies named Shira since 1880
1 in 41,966US babies born in 2025

Shira popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#2,298 for girls (▲ 29 from 2024)
Babies in 202579 girls
10-year trendSteady (+4% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,408 in 2015, #2,597 in 2020
Peak year2009 (159 girls)
Highest rank#976 in 1985
First recorded1941
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Shira is most popular

Babies named Shira per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (95 girls)
  2. New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (34 girls)
  3. Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
  4. Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 girls)
  5. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (46 girls)

Shira by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1940s25#3,611
1950s131#2,529
1960s224#2,248
1970s650#1,238
1980s1,182#976
1990s988#1,407
2000s1,324#1,410
2010s861#1,688
2020s430#2,298

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Questions

Is Shira a boy or girl name?
Shira is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shira were girls.
How popular is the name Shira?
79 baby girls were named Shira in the US in 2025, making it the 2298th most popular girl name.
When was Shira most popular?
Shira peaked in 2009, when 159 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #976 in 1985.
How many people are named Shira?
5,815 babies have been named Shira in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,659 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
Where is Shira most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Shira was most common in New York, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.