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Myra

Girl

Meaning of Myra: Greek: 'myrrh'

Myra is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 649th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 377th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#649

429 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#377

114 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

63,967

First recorded 1880 · peak 1958

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 350 babies1982: 337 babies1983: 323 babies1984: 311 babies1985: 308 babies1986: 328 babies1987: 293 babies1988: 302 babies1989: 270 babies1990: 300 babies19901991: 287 babies1992: 274 babies1993: 246 babies1994: 241 babies1995: 226 babies1996: 236 babies1997: 201 babies1998: 228 babies1999: 234 babies2000: 230 babies20002001: 233 babies2002: 245 babies2003: 249 babies2004: 226 babies2005: 240 babies2006: 255 babies2007: 231 babies2008: 242 babies2009: 303 babies2010: 265 babies20102011: 342 babies2012: 307 babies2013: 353 babies2014: 448 babies2015: 493 babies2016: 564 babies2017: 616 babies2018: 634 babies2019: 572 babies2020: 533 babies20202021: 507 babies2022: 540 babies2023: 507 babies2024: 455 babies2025: 429 babies
US babies named Myra per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 634.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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