Given name & surname
Jira
“from the fruitful forest”·“one who works the earth; a farmer”
Jira is a variant of Jiri. Interpretations include “from the fruitful forest” and “one who works the earth; a farmer”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jira is a variant of Jiri. Interpretations include “from the fruitful forest” and “one who works the earth; a farmer”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jira is a variant of Jiri. Jiri has been associated with African and Czech naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 5 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 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 136 as a first name in 2020; 233 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jira’s family of names
Jira is an affectionate form of Jiří. Jira has a related form in Jiri.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
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