All around the world, شيرا (Shera 
, Shira 
, Shyra 
) is a common gender-neutral first name. The forename شيرا is habitual in U.S. Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common feminine name, Israel, where it is quite a rare female name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, the United States, and Indonesia. Also, شيرا is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shera | India, United States, Albania, Pakistan, Indonesia |
| Shira | Ethiopia, India, United States, Albania, Indonesia |
| Shyra | Philippines, Malaysia, India, United States, Indonesia |
| شيرا | Sudan, Algeria, Iraq, Syria, Morocco |
شيرا is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lumiya , the Star Wars character and Shira Galit , the character in The West Wing.