The baby name Heera is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HEE-rah (/ˈhiːrə/).
Heera is Urdu in Origin.
The baby name Heera is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HEE-rah (/ˈhiːrə/).
Heera is Urdu in Origin.
Heera is a unisex South Asian name meaning “diamond,” from Sanskrit hīraka. Common across Indo-Aryan languages - Hindi (हीरा), Urdu (ہیرا), Punjabi (ਹੀਰਾ), Gujarati (હીરા), and Bengali (হীরা) - it denotes preciousness and brilliance. In everyday speech the word heera names the gem itself, which gives the personal name a connotation of rarity and value.
Use spans the Indian subcontinent and diaspora, and the name is found among Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim families thanks to its neutral, auspicious sense. It appears in folk songs and modern cinema as a tender epithet for a cherished person. Variants include Hira, Hiral/Heeral (often feminine in Gujarati), and the compounds Hiralal or Heeralal for males. Distinguish it from the Arabic name Hira (Ḥirāʾ), associated with the cave near Mecca; despite identical English spelling, its origin and meaning are separate.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #267 | 7 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #368 | 19 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #378 | 19 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #416 | 12 | 2,041 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #506 | 10 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #516 | 38 | 20,968 |
| BH | 0 | #517 | 37 | 17,937 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #554 | 23 | 10,045 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #560 | 72 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #643 | 65 | 18,093 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #657 | 365 | 16,750 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #687 | 83 | 18,755 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #781 | 101 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #812 | 284 | 22,615 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #872 | 64 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #908 | 9 | 8,487 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #970 | 25 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,097 | 15 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,183 | 448 | 28,008 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,409 | 63 | 10,046 |
Heera is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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