Hira
How to say it: hee-RA · /hiˈʁa/
From Sanskrit 'hira' meaning diamond - also Arabic Hira cave name, used in South Asia and Turkey.
Hira was the 3,961st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 24 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are up about 45% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,609 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #3,961 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 24 |
| Share of births | 1 in 138,139 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | +45% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,609 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,359 among girls’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Hira is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Hira is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Turkish.
In France: #1,359 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Hira
- Hira Mani (born 1989)Pakistani actress
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