Shamira
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning guardian, protector; feminine of Shamir.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Shamira by the numbers
Shamira was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 70 babies in 1991, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shamira. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Shamira
Names that are said the same way as Shamira, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Shamyra7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a protector
Like Shamira, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Alexandradefender of mankind2,592 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Shamira
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