NameTides

Hira

Hira was the #5,238 girls' name in the US in 2025 (24 babies), and #845 in England & Wales.

Hira as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Hira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Hira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#5,238 (24)#845 (42)———
2024#4,207 (34)#795 (47)——#3,383 (5)
2023#6,169 (19)#981 (35)#630 (4)—#1,898 (11)
2022#9,056 (11)#1,180 (28)——#3,228 (5)
2021#7,630 (14)#1,402 (22)——#3,280 (5)
2020#11,090 (8)#1,164 (28)——#2,873 (6)
2019#8,597 (12)#854 (43)——#2,610 (7)
2018#6,248 (19)#1,170 (29)——#2,587 (7)
2017#8,776 (12)#1,184 (29)#808 (3)——
2016#5,622 (23)#1,057 (33)—#868 (3)—
2015#7,613 (15)#1,088 (32)———
2014#6,451 (19)#859 (44)——#2,905 (6)
2013#14,582 (6)#959 (38)——#2,888 (6)
2012#13,483 (7)#1,253 (26)———
2011#11,181 (9)#1,807 (15)——#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #4,207.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1984.

How common is it?

about 1 in 67,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 67,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Hira is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 45,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 24,000 to 1 in 82,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hira by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hira (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HiraCanadaGirls—too few
HiraEngland & WalesGirls#84542
HiraEngland & WalesBoys—too few
HiraIrelandGirls—too few
HiraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HiraScotlandGirls—too few
HiraUSGirls#5,23824