Heera
Hira or Heera is a given name of South Asian and Māori origin. It is a unisex name in India and Pakistan though more associated with women. It is a masculine name in Māori. The Sanskrit word hīrā has several meanings, one of which is "diamond".
Meaning & Origin of Heera
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hira or Heera is a given name of South Asian and Māori origin. It is a unisex name in India and Pakistan though more associated with women. It is a masculine name in Māori. The Sanskrit word hīrā has several meanings, one of which is "diamond".
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The Story of Heera
The earliest SSA record of Heera as a baby girl name dates back to 2002, when 6 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Heera — #8,969 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Heera on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Heera last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 72 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Heera
Heera is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 72 births in the dataset. Heera's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,969. Use the chart and map above to compare Heera'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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