NameTides

Shira

Shira was the #2,298 girls' name in the US in 2025 (79 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Shira as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Shira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Shira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#2,298 (79)#3,705 (6)#2,475 (8)
2024#2,327 (79)#3,319 (7)#2,685 (7)
2023#2,757 (62)#4,057 (5)#2,203 (9)
2022#2,530 (70)#4,646 (4)—
2021#2,384 (75)#3,519 (6)#2,893 (6)
2020#2,597 (65)#3,899 (5)—
2019#2,508 (70)#4,686 (4)#2,872 (6)
2018#2,584 (67)#3,178 (7)#2,892 (6)
2017#2,530 (70)—#2,609 (7)
2016#2,149 (90)#2,757 (9)#2,040 (10)
2015#2,408 (76)#2,705 (9)#2,363 (8)
2014#2,027 (97)#2,659 (9)#2,617 (7)
2013#2,020 (96)#1,956 (14)#2,888 (6)
2012#2,373 (78)#5,876 (3)#2,338 (8)
2011#2,088 (92)#3,185 (7)#2,009 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1985 at #976.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1941.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 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 20,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Shira is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 25,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Shira 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: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #758NYMassachusetts: 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: #846NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: 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: #2,921TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Shira (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
ShiraCanadaGirls#2,4758
ShiraEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
ShiraUSGirls#2,29879