Girls' name · since 1984
Hira
681 babies named Hira in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,303 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 681
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hira is the #5303 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 681 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Hira recorded 681 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #5303 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #9,679 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,303 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 681 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hira ranks #9,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,303 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 681 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,303 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 681
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hira's 681 recorded births place it above 86.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Hira compares
681 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hira's all-time total is 81% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 681 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hira's full recorded timeline at 2006, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Hira by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (239 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Hira's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Hira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
239 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
130 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 239 births (35% of all-time use).
How Hira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hira's total volume
Hira by state
Where Hira concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 76 | 11.2% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 18 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
76 of 681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Hira's data
- Hira's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hiras (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Hira
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hira draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.