Girl name Sanskrit origin Hindu tradition

Meera

MEE-ruh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Ocean; sea; light
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
Hindu
Style era
classic
Themes
water · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1101
2024 births222
Peak year2024
First appeared1965
Total US births4,013
2024 peak19651980199520092024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Mee
Alternate spellings
MiraMeeraa
In other languages
Meera (Hindi)Mira (Sanskrit)Mirabai (poetic)

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Notable people named Meera

Meera Syal
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