How Many People Are Named Shira?
An estimated 5,455 people in the United States have the first name Shira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Shira peaked in popularity in 2009 with 159 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shira as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,455
About 1 in 62,833 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2009
159 births
Total Registered
5,735
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shira
Shira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,735 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shira as a female name
Ranked #2,337 in 2024
79 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (159 births)
Shira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shira span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,324 babies were registered. Shira has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shira by Decade
How has Shira tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shira by State
Birth registrations for Shira span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Louisiana, Connecticut, Washington. On average, about 233 Shiras were registered per state.
Shira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shira
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Shira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shira?
We estimate approximately 5,455 people named Shira are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 62,833 Americans share this first name.
Is Shira a common name?
Shira is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,735 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shira most popular?
Shira reached peak popularity in 2009, when 159 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shira is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shira a female name?
Shira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shira Smith, Shira Johnson, Shira Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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