Is Shira a boy or girl name?
Shira is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 79 girls and 0 boys were named Shira, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,735 US babies named Shira were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,337
- Babies named Shira since 1941
- 5,735
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 159 babies
Boys and girls named Shira, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 131 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 224 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 650 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,182 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 988 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,324 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 860 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 351 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,337 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,777 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,549 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,412 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,622 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,531 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,606 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,541 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,165 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,045 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,030 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,399 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,099 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,468 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,538 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,780 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,566 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,505 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,479 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,717 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,571 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,421 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,570 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,544 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,674 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,801 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,582 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,592 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,581 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,563 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,765 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,443 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,459 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,155 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,495 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,193 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 157 | #979 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,151 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,058 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,147 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,276 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,204 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,244 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,420 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,265 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,477 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,475 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,769 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,728 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,883 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,165 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,008 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,444 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,351 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,693 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,296 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,809 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,612 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,019 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,938 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,424 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,230 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,737 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,718 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,609 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,335 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,660 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,454 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,358 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,328 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,393 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,864 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,933 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,012 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,367 |
Highest rank
Shira has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #979 in 1985. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shira
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.