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Hira

Girl

Meaning of Hira: Arabic: 'diamond'

Hira is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5042nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 795th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5042

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#795

47 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

681

First recorded 1984 · peak 1999

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 20 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 20 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 28 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 29 babies1999: 35 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 25 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 16 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 7 babies2013: 6 babies2014: 19 babies2015: 15 babies2016: 23 babies2017: 12 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 12 babies2020: 8 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 11 babies2023: 19 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Hira per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 35.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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