Name meaning & stats
Meira
Meira means “a 17th-century coinage”. 1,657 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Meiras are 1.3× over-represented as painters.
What it means
“a 17th-century coinage”
Spelling of Myra
Myra around the world
- Мира / Майра · Russian
- ميرا · Arabic
- マイラ · Japanese
- 迈拉 · Chinese
- Myria
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
1,657 US babies were named Meira between 1940 and 2025.
Meira around the world
- France: 110 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 1,421 in 2025 (spelled Meïra)
- England & Wales: 83 babies since 1996, peak 2019, No. 4,867 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Meiras end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Writer | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
| Politician | 1.1× | Low · 2 people |
| Painter | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Actor | 0.9× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are painters, Meiras show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 49 Myras spell it Meira
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)