Shira

“Poetry, singing, or music” — Hebrew origin

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

Shira reached its best rank, #979, in 1985 and ranked #2321 in 2025. About 5,800 girls have carried it since 1941. In New York and New Jersey it runs 3–5× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 14,000 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Shiras

Shira Haas — Israeli actress
Shira Rishony — Israeli judoka
Shira Geffen — Israeli film director, screenwriter and actor
Shira Gorshman — Soviet writer (1906-2001)
Shira Naor — Israeli actress

In stories & tradition

Shira — Ice Age: Continental Drift · Ice Age: Collision Course

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.

Similar names: Tamar · Zion · Kiera · Shoshana · Tova · Ziva

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