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, Albania, United States, Pakistan, Indonesia |
| Shira | India, Albania, United States, Ethiopia, Indonesia |
| Shyra | Philippines, India, United States, Malaysia, Indonesia |
| شيرا | Syria, Algeria, Iraq, Sudan, 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.