Given name
Ahira
“brother of evil”·“brother is friend”·“brother's purpose”
Ahira is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאחירע
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ahira means “brother of evil,” “brother is friend” or “brother's purpose.”
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Where it comes from
Ahira is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ah (אח), “brother,” and the Hebrew noun ra' (רע), “evil, friend or purpose.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2024. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ahira appears in Numbers 1:15.
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Ahira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7
- 0 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ahira’s family of names
See also 27
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Ruthshares a root
- Hiramshares a root
- Reuelshares a root
- Raguelshares a root
- Reushares a root
- Ehishares a root
- Ahijahshares a root
- Ahianshares a root
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- Reguelshares a root
- Huram-abishares a root
- Ahitubshares a root
- Ahithophelshares a root
- Ahishaharshares a root
- Ahiramshares a root
- Aharhelshares a root
- Ahabshares a root
- Ahinoamshares a root
- Ahimothshares a root
- Ahimelechshares a root
- Ahimanshares a root
- Ahiludshares a root
- Ahikamshares a root
- Ahihudshares a root
- Ahiezershares a root
- Ahiamshares a root
- Ahishares a root
- Ahbanshares a root
Similar names
If you love Ahira, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Anaiah
“Yah has answered” · “afflicted of Yah”
>99% girls
Moza
“a place of going forth”
>99% girls
Zeruiah
“balsam of Yah”
>99% girls