Hira

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Hira or Heera is a given name of South Asian and Māori origin. It is a unisex name in India and Pakistan though more associated with women. It is a masculine name in Māori. The Sanskrit word hīrā has several meanings, one of which is "diamond".

From Wikipedia

Hira first appears in the data in 1984 and has been recorded in 39 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 35 babies (rank #3,530 that year). In 2024 it was given to 34 girls (rank #4,223). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Hira

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hira yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

656
Total babies (all years)
39
Years in the data
35
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19845#11,004
19878#8,264
198815#5,420
19895#13,101
199020#4,751
199119#5,059
199220#4,919
199324#4,299
199420#4,900
199528#3,816
199625#4,232
199719#5,285
199829#3,959
199935#3,530
200018#6,045
200125#4,744
200212#8,475
200315#7,348
200422#5,634
200513#8,513
200613#8,911
200721#6,409
200816#7,879
200913#9,080
20108#12,731
20119#11,538
20127#14,033
20136#15,324
201419#6,547
201515#7,762
201623#5,690
201712#8,985
201819#6,353
201912#8,787
20208#11,474
202114#7,774
202211#9,281
202319#6,253
202434#4,223