Given name & surname
Shirah
“my joyous song”
Shirah is a variant of Shira. One Hebrew interpretation is “my joyous song.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shirah is a variant of Shira. One Hebrew interpretation is “my joyous song.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shirah is a variant of Shira. An origin associated with Shira is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shirah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 291
- 0 boys · 291 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 14 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 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 315 as a first name in 2020; 1,261 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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If you love Shirah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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