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The baby name Mira is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmiːrə/ (MEE-rah); also /ˈmiːrɑː/ in some accents.

Mira is Albanian, Sanskrit, Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Albanian, Sanskrit, Slavic
Pronunciation: /ˈmiːrə/ (MEE-rah); also /ˈmiːrɑː/ in some accents

What is the meaning of the name Mira ?

The baby name Mira is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmiːrə/ (MEE-rah); also /ˈmiːrɑː/ in some accents.

Mira is Albanian, Sanskrit, Slavic in Origin.

Mira is a cosmopolitan given name with layered roots. In Slavic languages it stems from mir, meaning “peace” or “world,” and appears both on its own and as a short form of Miroslava, Mirjana, or Dragomira. Latin mirus “wonderful, astonishing” contributes another sense and inspired the 17th‑century naming of the variable star Mira. In Albanian it echoes mirë, “good.” It also functions as a Hebrew diminutive of Miriam (often interpreted as “wished‑for child” or “bitter/sea”) and as an Arabic nickname for Amira (“princess”) or Samira. In South Asia, the spelling Meera is linked to the revered 16th‑century poet‑saint Mirabai, reinforcing the name’s devotional aura.

Mira has long been used across Central and Eastern Europe and gained wider popularity in the 20th century throughout Western Europe and the Americas. Common variants and related forms include Meera, Mirah, Myra; it can also shorten Elmira, Palmira, Tamira, and Samira.

Mira has the following similar or variant Names

Mira – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
AL Girls 0 #5 858 4,141
KR Girls 0 #7 9 572
MV 0 #19 1 644
AL 0 #25 54 2,372
ET Boys 0 #26 2 678
DJ Girls 0 #28 2 488
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
ID 0 #31 9 2,238
TM Girls 0 #31 5 574
MD 0 #33 2 434
MV Girls 0 #33 3 2,021
RS Girls 0 #35 224 1,651
MT 0 #40 4 1,767
KZ Girls 0 #42 1,027 5,862
GE 0 #43 2 997
Austria Girls 2024 #52 143 60
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
HR Girls 0 #55 1,060 3,687
Switzerland Girls 2024 #58 93 1,786
Sweden Girls 2022 #59 173 1,568
ID Girls 0 #59 40 3,319
AZ Girls 0 #60 15 1,051
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
KZ 0 #60 32 1,452
BG 0 #65 16 1,799
Finland Girls 0 #65 1,874 1,368
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
BN Girls 0 #67 40 5,459
IN 0 #68 4 2,963
SI Girls 0 #72 122 2,769
AO 0 #74 4 2,729
CZ Boys 0 #74 822 6,530
SI 0 #74 7 1,612
RS 0 #75 10 923
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
MY Girls 0 #76 3,534 24,821
CN 0 #82 5 3,857
Finland 0 #84 492 830
Norway Girls 2025 #87 42 453
BG Girls 0 #87 167 3,559
LB 0 #87 1,927 13,263
LT 0 #87 2 949
AF Girls 0 #88 7 2,402
TW 0 #95 9 4,523
Finland Girls 2026 #96 7,138 3,895
SD 0 #99 4 2,130
GE Girls 0 #100 9 1,564
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
PH 0 #102 9 5,607
DZ 0 #104 8,255 20,130
Belgium Girls 2024 #105 81 424
CY Girls 0 #105 17 3,755
KW 0 #105 12 5,216
Canada Girls 2024 #106 218 2,795
HU 0 #111 5 1,675
AE Girls 0 #114 620 20,968
GR Girls 0 #116 138 6,293
OM 0 #117 5 6,215
IQ 0 #119 11 3,533
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
GR 0 #123 12 3,911
EG Girls 0 #126 5,715 14,742
IL Girls 0 #127 1,156 11,648
ID Boys 0 #132 4 4,130
JO 0 #132 9 2,158
BN Boys 0 #134 6 6,332
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
EE Girls 0 #137 6 1,888
PS Girls 0 #139 743 10,981
JO Girls 0 #140 341 7,570
CZ 0 #141 46 3,154
AE 0 #147 31 10,220
MT Girls 0 #147 7 3,773
HR 0 #149 31 2,081
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
TN 0 #152 3,362 13,765
QA Girls 0 #153 171 15,378
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
LU Girls 0 #156 30 4,850
AO Girls 0 #157 53 4,575
PL Girls 0 #160 381 5,096
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
IL 0 #172 105 6,291
PS 0 #173 46 5,692
HU Girls 0 #176 48 3,308
RU 0 #178 12 3,641
LT Girls 0 #179 16 1,904
EG 0 #182 346 6,387
IR 0 #183 47 4,221
MY 0 #188 151 12,352
DK 0 #190 14 5,198
IR Boys 0 #190 846 10,162
BD Girls 0 #191 217 8,413
PL 0 #192 21 2,600
RU Girls 0 #195 528 11,913
Austria 0 #196 18 850
BD 0 #199 29 5,992
Austria Girls 0 #203 291 1,885
TW Girls 0 #207 70 8,139
OM Girls 0 #208 193 15,987
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
MO Girls 0 #216 36 7,056
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
KW Girls 0 #224 328 19,177
SY 0 #226 1,119 11,684
JP Girls 0 #231 15 6,592
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
France Girls 2021 #234 189 3,185
NA Girls 0 #235 3 7,146
SA Girls 0 #235 1,132 25,931
DK Girls 0 #236 82 7,429
PT 0 #237 10 4,161
AO Boys 0 #241 9 5,568
SG 0 #242 28 11,010
GH 0 #245 4 5,396
MU Girls 0 #251 101 8,539
HR Boys 0 #252 8 3,997
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
GR Boys 0 #258 10 6,912
PH Girls 0 #261 131 13,098
AL Boys 0 #264 35 5,122
KZ Boys 0 #267 23 6,578
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
SA 0 #275 21 10,560
JM Girls 0 #276 3 7,507
YE 0 #286 98 8,639
Germany Girls 0 #295 976 4,949
GH Girls 0 #296 29 6,973
SD Girls 0 #301 45 7,678
CZ Girls 0 #302 40 5,378
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
SG Girls 0 #312 297 18,916
CN Girls 0 #313 37 8,829
LY 0 #322 232 12,703
IN Girls 0 #323 354 13,121
IQ Girls 0 #327 188 11,303
United States Girls 2024 #329 820 8,487
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GT 0 #336 3 5,948
HK 0 #337 12 8,483
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
PT Girls 0 #341 116 7,952
Germany 0 #351 88 2,542
BR 0 #357 4 5,969
NL 0 #358 34 2,481
PT Boys 0 #358 10 7,951
MU Boys 0 #361 9 8,477
JO Boys 0 #383 7 7,057
MA 0 #399 1,438 20,986
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
Austria Boys 0 #431 12 2,180
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
CM Girls 0 #440 101 11,671
TR 0 #453 2,598 19,440
IT Girls 0 #459 2,156 9,415
IR Girls 0 #466 65 8,334
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
ZA 0 #466 9 14,421
BH 0 #472 82 17,937
HK Girls 0 #477 139 16,104
AR Boys 0 #479 5 7,628
RU Boys 0 #484 22 12,621
UY Girls 0 #497 14 6,731
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CO 0 #506 5 7,768
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
CR Girls 0 #513 20 11,342
PA Girls 0 #513 6 9,861
NL Girls 0 #525 503 5,933
PS Boys 0 #531 18 10,655
GT Girls 0 #538 4 7,500
BD Boys 0 #549 28 10,045
HK Boys 0 #552 6 12,905
IQ Boys 0 #559 109 13,071
CM Boys 0 #570 6 12,054
AR Girls 0 #586 14 8,289
IL Boys 0 #596 12 10,983
IT 0 #598 118 4,183
BO Girls 0 #601 11 9,488
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
NG Girls 0 #625 163 15,093
CL Boys 0 #656 10 13,390
QA Boys 0 #686 22 18,093
BR Girls 0 #730 216 12,708
SG Boys 0 #732 8 17,960
EG Boys 0 #735 152 15,035
BR Boys 0 #741 11 12,213
KW Boys 0 #743 27 18,755
CL Girls 0 #814 38 14,098
OM Boys 0 #856 26 17,948
Spain Girls 0 #891 93 5,561
CO Boys 0 #899 22 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #919 12 5,610
PE Girls 0 #920 24 14,861
PE Boys 0 #922 5 14,506
NL Boys 0 #932 20 5,873
NG Boys 0 #933 19 16,906
Germany Boys 0 #934 19 5,697
MY Boys 0 #943 169 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #952 190 25,928
CO Girls 0 #954 125 16,140
IN Boys 0 #977 25 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,027 66 22,615
MX Boys 0 #1,030 4 16,355
ZA Boys 0 #1,130 49 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,161 23 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,393 79 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,448 167 28,008

Mira is popular in 94 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Flanders, Belgium
Belgium

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People also ask about Mira

Mira is predominantly a girl's name.
Mira is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈmiːrə/ (MEE-rah); also /ˈmiːrɑː/ in some accents.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Meera, Meerah, Mirah, Myra, Mirra and Míra.
Across languages, Mira has these equivalents: Meera (Hindi/Indian variant), Miranda (Latin: 'admirable'/'wonder'), Mireille (French, from Occitan 'Mira'), Irene (Greek: 'peace'), Frida (Germanic: 'peace').
Yes, very popular — Mira ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Mira ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Mira's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #395 in 2011 to #234 in 2021 in France.