Entry № 3708 · Sanskrit origin

Meera Meera — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MEE-rah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Devotee, ocean, prosperous"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Sanskrit)

A name that means "devotee, ocean, prosperous".

Meera (मीरा) is the Sanskrit name famous through Mirabai (1498-1547), the Rajput princess who became a Krishna devotee and mystical poet. Her devotional songs are still sung across India.

Meera is widely used across India.

Mirabai. The Krishna-devotee poet.

The name in its native script.

मीरा
Transliteration
Mīrā
Pronunciation
/ ˈmiː.rə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Meera stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Meera · last year
142 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Meeras before her.

Real people
Mirabai
16th-century Rajput princess and devotional poet.
1498 – 1547
Mira Nair
Indian filmmaker.
born 1957
In fiction
Meera
Common heroine in Indian films.

Names connected to Meera.

The number behind Meera.

4

The Builder

Meera reduces to four — the number of devotional persistence.

Why families chose this name.

"Mirabai's name. The Krishna devotee. Five letters. Meera."
Priya · Mother of one · Mumbai