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Mira

Gender

Female

Origin

Latin
Merry
Wonderful; derived from the Latin word mirandus
Greek
Hebrew
Hindi
Prosperous; a name born by India''s Saint Mira Bai, a poet and devotee of Krishna
Slavic
Peace

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Celestial
  • Star/Planet

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mira

Pronunciation

m(i)-ra

Famous People

Actress Mira Sorvino

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #7264, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #335, 916 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–916
2024–820
2023–742
2022–658
2021–651
2020–633
2019–685
2018–677
2017–662
2016–578

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #323, 135 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025135
2024128
2023109
202298
202185
202083
201997
201891
201783
201667

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #318, 197 births); most recent 2023 (rank #339, 174 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023174
2022197
2021189
2020177
2019159
2018120
2017107
2016126
2015112
2014107

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #229, 19 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202519
20248
202311
202210
202111
2020–
20194
20187
20176
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #275, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #324, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202510
202413
20236
202210
20218
20204
20194
20183
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #302, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20235
2022–
20214
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #93, 31 births); most recent 2023 (rank #109, 27 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202327
202231
202125
202017
201922
201822
201725
201617
201522
201416

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence