Shira
2025 SSA
About Shira
A popular Israeli choice that could work across different languages, Shira comes from the Hebrew shir meaning "song." Some parents may be reminded of the animated heroine She-Ra, Princess of Power, from both the 1980s original and the 2018 reboot, however, they are not related.
Also appearing in the manga and anime series Naruto (on a male character), and in the Ice Age franchise (on a sabre-tooth tiger), Shira might be used as a unisex Japanese name, meaning "poetry", "good, excellent", or "white".
Notable bearers include actresses Shira Geffen and Shira Haas.
Pronounced SHEER-uh.
As of October 2026, Shira ranked #2321 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #979 in 1985.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,045 | 96 | 53.7 |
| 2015 | #2,425 | 76 | 42.6 |
| 2016 | #2,165 | 90 | 50.8 |
| 2017 | #2,541 | 70 | 40.5 |
| 2018 | #2,606 | 67 | 39.4 |
| 2019 | #2,531 | 70 | 41.7 |
| 2020 | #2,622 | 65 | 40.2 |
| 2021 | #2,412 | 75 | 45.7 |
| 2022 | #2,549 | 70 | 42.7 |
| 2023 | #2,777 | 62 | 38.6 |
| 2024 | #2,337 | 79 | 48.8 |
| 2025 | #2,321 | 79 | 49.2 |
World rankings
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Shira on lists
Famous Shiras
- Caissie Shira Levy
Canadian Broadway singer/actress
Shira in pop culture
- Shira Huntzberger
character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
- Shira
character in the movie "Ice Age: Continental Drift"
- Shira Brie
character in the Star Wars Legends series
- "Shira
" a novel by Shmuel Yosef Agnon
- "She
Ra: Princess of Power," animated TV series