Given name · also Hebrew
Adira
“powerful, noble woman”·“having great strength”
Adira is used as a given name. Interpretations include “powerful, noble woman” and “having great strength”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “powerful, noble woman” and “having great strength”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Hebrew and Arabic naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,889
- 0 boys · 1,889 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 175 babies
- 2025
- 155
- #1,406 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 155 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,406 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 175 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 907 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adira’s family of names
Adira has a related form in Adeara. Adira has a related form in Adearah. Adira has a related form in Adeera.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Adirahvariant
- Adyravariant
- Adeeravariant
- Adearahvariant
- Adearavariant
- Adierahvariant
- Adieravariant
- Adeirahvariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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