Given name
Meera
“a saintly woman; woman of the light”
Meera is used as a given name. One interpretation is “a saintly woman; woman of the light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a saintly woman; woman of the light.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meera through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,259
- 0 boys · 4,259 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 246 babies
- 2025
- 246
- #1,020 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 246 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,020 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (46). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,723 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.
Meera’s family of names
Meera has a related form in Meir. Meera has a related form in Meira. Meera has a related form in Meerah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Meera
- Meera JasmineIndian actressborn 1982
- Meera SyalEnglish author and actressborn 1961
- Meera SanyalLeading Indian Banker, Independent candidate for South Mumbai, President Indian Liberal Group (1961-2019)
- Meera ShankarIndian diplomatborn 1950
- Meera DeosthaleIndian television actressborn 1995
- Meera Thakur
- Meera MenonIndian-American director, writer, and editorborn 1953
- Meera GandhiIndian humanitarianborn 1963
- Meera KhannaIndian writer and gender rights activist
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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