Given name & surname
Meira
“a saintly woman; woman of the light”
Meira is a variant of Meera. One interpretation is “a saintly woman; woman of the light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Meira is a variant of Meera. One interpretation is “a saintly woman; woman of the light.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,657
- 0 boys · 1,657 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 93 babies
- 2025
- 93
- #2,046 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 93 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,046 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (25). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,231 as a first name in 2020; 218 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.
Meira’s family of names
Meira has a related form in Meera. In Greek usage, Meira as a surname is a transliteration of Μέιρα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Meira
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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