Given name & surname · also Slavic, Indian
Mira
“one who is prosperous”·“a peaceful woman”·“one who is wonderful”
Mira is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is prosperous”, “a peaceful woman”, and “one who is wonderful”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is prosperous”, “a peaceful woman”, and “one who is wonderful”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
In English usage, Mira is a short form of Miranda. In Serbo-Croatian usage, Mira is an affectionate form of Mirjana.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,101
- 5 boys · 15,096 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 916 babies
- 2025
- 916
- #335 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 916 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 335 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (135). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,191 as a first name in 2020; 2,130 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.
Mira’s family of names
In English usage, Mira is a short form of Miranda. Mira has a related form in Mirella. Mira has a related form in Mireille.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mira has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
11 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 22
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Amiraequivalent
- Myraequivalent
- Emiraequivalent
- Mirnaequivalent
- Elmiraequivalent
- Almiraequivalent
- KazimierzPolish
- Miriaequivalent
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mira
- Mira SorvinoAmerican actressborn 1967
- Mirabai16th-century Hindu mystic poet, saint and devotee of the god Krishna1498–1546
- Mira FurlanCroatian actress and singer (1955–2021)
- Mira NairIndian-American filmmaker (born 1957)
- Mira AwadArab-Israeli singer and actress of paternal Palestinian descentborn 1975
- Meera ChopraIndian actressborn 1983
- Mira RaiNepalese trail runner and sky runnerborn 1988
- Mira PotkonenFinnish boxerborn 1980
- Mira BanjacSerbian actressborn 1929
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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