Mira

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Mira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin word ''mirus'' for 'wonder' and 'wonderful'. In Slavic languages, it means 'peace' and is often used as part of a longer name, such as Miroslava, Mirjana, or Sławomira.

From Wikipedia

Mira first appears in the data in 1887 and has been recorded in 125 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 820 babies (rank #380 that year). In 2024 it was given to 820 girls (rank #380). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Mira

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

14,171

Total babies (all years)

125

Years in the data

820

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Mira

Mira Sorvinofilm actor · b. 1967
Mira Furlanfilm actor · b. 1955
Mira Nairproducer · b. 1957
Mira Awadactivist · b. 1975

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1887	5	#1,250
1888	5	#1,419
1889	6	#1,229
1890	8	#1,068
1891	9	#987
1894	7	#1,315
1896	10	#1,097
1899	5	#1,763
1900	14	#1,044
1903	5	#1,982
1910	5	#2,669
1911	5	#2,739
1912	6	#2,865
1913	7	#2,721
1914	6	#3,488
1915	8	#3,336
1916	10	#2,966
1917	10	#3,010
1918	19	#2,005
1919	16	#2,223
1920	6	#4,789
1921	10	#3,326
1922	10	#3,302
1923	10	#3,288
1924	12	#2,921
1925	15	#2,458
1926	7	#4,168
1927	9	#3,483
1928	10	#3,093
1929	11	#2,865
1930	12	#2,650
1931	11	#2,706
1932	10	#2,981
1933	8	#3,315
1934	11	#2,682
1935	19	#1,824
1936	8	#3,304
1937	5	#4,720
1938	10	#2,872
1939	10	#2,873
1940	5	#4,837
1941	16	#2,157
1942	16	#2,281
1943	15	#2,413
1944	15	#2,358
1945	14	#2,416
1946	16	#2,454
1947	23	#2,075
1948	20	#2,231
1949	29	#1,794
1950	19	#2,317
1951	30	#1,794
1952	38	#1,572
1953	36	#1,666
1954	40	#1,615
1955	43	#1,567
1956	32	#1,919
1957	27	#2,147
1958	34	#1,894
1959	42	#1,714
1960	38	#1,848
1961	20	#2,807
1962	32	#2,102
1963	34	#2,046
1964	39	#1,911
1965	32	#2,100
1966	34	#2,008
1967	34	#2,030
1968	27	#2,406
1969	48	#1,775
1970	37	#2,189
1971	47	#1,869
1972	29	#2,491
1973	42	#1,964
1974	44	#1,950
1975	29	#2,658
1976	43	#2,045
1977	46	#2,082
1978	37	#2,413
1979	32	#2,773
1980	47	#2,173
1981	44	#2,291
1982	47	#2,175
1983	42	#2,298
1984	48	#2,106
1985	31	#2,983
1986	40	#2,496
1987	44	#2,384
1988	45	#2,430
1989	51	#2,328
1990	49	#2,479
1991	50	#2,504
1992	51	#2,504
1993	46	#2,664
1994	57	#2,310
1995	56	#2,360
1996	104	#1,536
1997	142	#1,258
1998	182	#1,072
1999	165	#1,183
2000	174	#1,159
2001	224	#969
2002	198	#1,076
2003	237	#980
2004	268	#906
2005	276	#908
2006	286	#924
2007	274	#983
2008	308	#902
2009	350	#808
2010	316	#850
2011	347	#783
2012	426	#666
2013	435	#656
2014	478	#608
2015	518	#585
2016	578	#539
2017	662	#472
2018	677	#466
2019	685	#455
2020	633	#485
2021	651	#482
2022	658	#481
2023	742	#412
2024	820	#380