Myra

MEYE-ruh /ˈmaɪɹə/
girl 2 syllables cooling

Myra is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1958 and has grown less common since.

Myra is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #663 for girl births in the United States (and #1,310 across all names), given to 429 babies. Myra first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1958 (1,288 births).

About the name Myra

PronunciationMEYE-ruh /ˈmaɪɹə/
CultureCzechDutchEnglishGerman
#663among girls 2025
#1,310among all names 2025
429girls 2025

Names similar to Myra

How popular is Myra?

Girls named Myra 429 in 2025
188019001920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Myra per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Boys named Myra
191619201930194019501960197019801986
Boys named Myra per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Myra total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
2025429429#663
2024455455#646
2023507507#592
2022540540#563
2021507507#592
2020533533#556
2019572572#537
2018634634#491
2017616616#509
2016564564#552
2015493493#600
2014448448#639
2013353353#773
2012307307#871
2011342342#793
2010265265#966
2009303303#901
2008242242#1,081
2007231231#1,124
2006255255#1,010
2005240240#1,017
2004226226#1,032
2003249249#944
2002245245#913
2001233233#953
2000230230#935
1999234234#904
1998228228#920
1997201#974
1996236#846
1995226#861
1994241#835
1993246#816
1992274#761
1991287#725
1990300#702
1989270#732
1988302#649
1987293#645
1986328#602#5,740
1985308#615
1984311#586
1983323#565
1982337#558#7,034
1981350#537
1980367#524
1979318#572
1978355#523
1977345#530
1976341#522
1975367#493
1974384#471
1973404#456
1972362#492
1971451#455
1970454#462
1969452#456
1968510#413
1967508#413
1966528#403
1965638#360
1964749#348
1963863#319
1962905#312#4,457
19611,037#288
19601,174#261
19591,250#246#4,387
19581,296#237#3,199
19571,106#259
1956896#298
1955916#284
1954960#271
1953966#261
1952941#259
19511,028#243
19501,032#236
19491,013#234
19481,088#223
19471,141#222
1946824#246#3,413
1945742#248#3,635
1944719#253
1943891#221#3,886
1942929#216
1941788#220
1940749#224
1939658#244
1938724#231
1937642#248
1936574#255
1935595#257
1934593#255
1933512#271
1932560#265
1931511#275
1930489#300
1929490#295
1928521#288
1927535#289
1926466#307
1925502#299
1924492#302
1923473#297
1922468#295
1921523#289
1920516#289
1919461#297
1918468#295
1917465#286
1916427#291#4,308
1915390#294
1914322#293
1913305#266
1912224#302
1911186#286
1910155#309
1909144#300
1908148#291
1907142#293
1906139#283
1905126#298
1904119#296
1903128#275
1902136#268
1901115#278
1900164#254
1899115#268
1898143#249
1897138#242
1896158#220
1895127#247
1894148#218
1893117#245
1892113#247
1891113#229
1890133#209
1889121#208
1888134#193
188795#214
188696#202
188584#217
188498#183
188381#187
188289#170
188172#177
188083#158