MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mira mean?
Mira is the name of Mirabai, the bhakti poet remembered for her devotion to Krishna. Her songs address Krishna as Giridhar, the bearer of the mountain. Meera and Mira are established forms of this devotional name.
Pronunciation
IAST: mīrā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मीरा
Letter-by-letter: mīrā
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mira in Indian usage
715,041 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 706,234 records (98.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 1,336 |
| 1930s | 4,827 |
| 1940s | 15,427 |
| 1950s | 49,359 |
| 1960s | 148,060 |
| 1970s | 205,600 |
| 1980s | 195,827 |
| 1990s | 94,468 |
| Other decades | 137 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 256,917 |
| Bihar | 161,523 |
| Rajasthan | 109,681 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 90,225 |
| Jharkhand | 24,686 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 14,673 |
| Haryana | 12,583 |
| Odisha | 7,157 |
| Kerala | 6,684 |
| Uttarakhand | 6,646 |
| Punjab | 5,141 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 4,540 |
| Tripura | 3,931 |
| Delhi | 3,563 |
| Assam | 1,446 |
| Maharashtra | 1,003 |
| Chandigarh | 748 |
| Goa | 712 |
| Puducherry | 581 |
| Karnataka | 551 |
| Meghalaya | 497 |
| Sikkim | 479 |
| Gujarat | 360 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 274 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 162 |
| Other states | 278 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Mira / F | 135 | 323 |
| Scotland | Mira / F | 10 | 324 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Documented namesakes
Mira Filzah
Malaysian actress, model and host
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Mira ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Mira; Table_6, C328 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mira; Table_6, C328
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Mira; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mira; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Harvard Review: Two Poems by Mirabai ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Mirabai addresses Krishna as Giridhar, the mountain-lifter.