Myra

Girl name

Myra has been given to 63,967 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1958 and currently ranks #663 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

First used by the poet Fulke Greville, possibly as an anagram of Mary.

Origin: coinages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

63,967

Peak year

1958 (1,296 babies)

Rank in 2025

#663 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -13%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

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Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Myra.

64,604 babies since 1921

62,699 babies since 1880

62,415 babies since 1907

65,569 babies since 1886

60,578 babies since 1928

59,587 babies since 1906

56,356 babies since 1916

55,033 babies since 1880

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