Dheera
Dheera is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Raghu Kumar. The film stars Sukumaran, Ambika, M. G. Soman and Sumalatha in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Raghu Kumar.
Meaning & Origin of Dheera
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dheera is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Joshiy and produced by Raghu Kumar. The film stars Sukumaran, Ambika, M. G. Soman and Sumalatha in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Raghu Kumar.
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The Story of Dheera
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dheera as a girl name dates back to 2021, when 7 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Dheera — #9,670 in the national rankings. Dheera last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Dheera on the record books as a boy name in 2014, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 6 Dheeras were born — ranking #10,860 that year. About 56% of every Dheera on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Dheera last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 27 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Dheera
Dheera is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Dheera's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #10,860. Use the chart and map above to compare Dheera's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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