Girls' name · since 1941
Shira
Shira has 5,815 recorded births since 1941 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,306 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,815
- born since 1941
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shira currently ranks #2306 among girls' names in America, with 5,815 babies recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shira has been recorded 5,815 times among girls since 1941, currently ranked #2306 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #2,322 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,306 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,815 born since 1941
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shira ranks #2,322 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,306 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,815 born since 1941, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,306 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,815
- born since 1941
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shira's 5,815 recorded births place it above 96.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Shira compares
5,815 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Shira's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,815 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shira splits its recorded history at 1986: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 159 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Shira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,324 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Shira's strongest decade.
1,324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Shira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 131
1950s
131 births
- 1960s 224
1960s
224 births
- 1970s
1970s
650 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,182 births
- 1990s
1990s
988 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,324 births
- 2010s
2010s
861 births
- 2020s 430
2020s
430 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,324 births (23% of all-time use).
How Shira 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 Shira's total volume
Shira by state
Where Shira concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,700 | 29.2% |
| #2 | California | | 654 | 11.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 458 | 7.9% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 226 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 183 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 181 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 136 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 115 | 2.0% |
1,700 of 5,815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Shira appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shira's data
- Shira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,324 total births); usage has since declined to 430 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Shiras (1,700 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Shira 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.