Girl name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Shira

SHEE-rah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
song; poem; singing
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish/Hebrew
Religion
Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
music · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2337
2024 births79
Peak year2009
First appeared1941
Total US births5,735
2009 peak19411962198320032024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Shi
Alternate spellings
ShyraSheera
In other languages
Shira (Hebrew)Shire (Yiddish)

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