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Girl name

Shanira

100% girls · last recorded 2010

Shanira has been given to about 140 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 138
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shanira per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2002 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time140

How popular is Shanira?

Its best year was 2002, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 8749th. The typical living American called Shanira is about 27 years old today.

Names that sound like Shanira

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shakira0.89
  2. Shania0.83
  3. Shaniya0.83
  4. Shanika0.83
  5. Samira0.79
  6. Sandra0.74
  7. Zaira0.76
  8. Chandra0.74

Middle names for Shanira

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shanira Rose0.85
  2. Shanira Louise0.85
  3. Shanira June0.84
  4. Shanira Pearl0.84
  5. Shanira Quinn0.84
  6. Shanira Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shanira

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.66
  2. Kianasister · 0.66
  3. Jazminsister · 0.66
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.65
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.64
  6. Gustavobrother · 0.63

Where Shanira is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shanira White0.80
    2. Shanira Reyes0.80
    3. Shanira Nguyen0.80
    4. Shanira Moore0.80
    5. Shanira Lee0.80
    6. Shanira Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shanira

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.