Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Emira isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Emira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 470
- 0 boys · 470 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 73 babies
- 2025
- 38
- #3,852 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +118%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 38 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,852 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 117.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 575 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.
Emira’s family of names
Emira may belong to the same name family as EMIRRA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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