Myra

#662 for girls in 2025, 429 births · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #5,332
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1880 · 83 births
Debut · girls
83 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
63,916
since 1880

Myra over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Myra has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #156, 1880girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#662429
2024#645455
2023#591507
2022#563540
2021#590507
2020#556533
2019#536572
2018#491634
2017#509616
2016#552564
2015#600493
2014#639448
2013#772353
2012#865307
2011#790342
2010#965265
2009#900303
2008#1,080242
2007#1,122231
2006#1,008255
2005#1,015240
2004#1,030226
2003#944249
2002#909245
2001#949233
2000#933230
1999#904234
1998#919228
1997#971201
1996#843236
1995#859226
1994#833241
1993#812246
1992#760274
1991#724287
1990#701300
1989#730270
1988#648302
1987#643293
1986#602321#5,3327
1985#614308
1984#585311
1983#562323
1982#557332#6,3855
1981#537350
1980#524367
1979#572318
1978#521355
1977#530345
1976#522341
1975#493367
1974#471384
1973#456404
1972#492362
1971#455451
1970#462454
1969#455452
1968#413510
1967#411508
1966#400528
1965#360638
1964#348749
1963#318863
1962#311900#4,0335
1961#2881,037
1960#2601,174
1959#2461,245#3,9885
1958#2361,288#3,0338
1957#2591,106
1956#298896
1955#284916
1954#271960
1953#261966
1952#259941
1951#2421,028
1950#2361,032
1949#2341,013
1948#2231,088
1947#2221,141
1946#246818#3,1736
1945#248737#3,3385
1944#251719
1943#221886#3,5385
1942#216929
1941#220788
1940#223749
1939#244658
1938#231724
1937#247642
1936#255574
1935#257595
1934#255593
1933#271512
1932#265560
1931#275511
1930#300489
1929#295490
1928#288521
1927#288535
1926#307466
1925#299502
1924#301492
1923#297473
1922#295468
1921#289523
1920#289516
1919#297461
1918#295468
1917#286465
1916#291422#3,8975
1915#293390
1914#293322
1913#266305
1912#301224
1911#286186
1910#309155
1909#297144
1908#290148
1907#293142
1906#281139
1905#297126
1904#296119
1903#274128
1902#268136
1901#278115
1900#253164
1899#267115
1898#248143
1897#239138
1896#220158
1895#244127
1894#218148
1893#245117
1892#247113
1891#227113
1890#208133
1889#208121
1888#193134
1887#21195
1886#20196
1885#21584
1884#18198
1883#18681
1882#17089
1881#17772
1880#15683
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Myra was already there! It came in at #156, and was given to 83 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 99 girls a year got the name.

Where Myra is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedNHWashington: #200 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #241 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsMNIllinois: #280 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,960 girlsILWisconsin: #147 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 815 girlsWIMichigan: #249 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,140 girlsMINew York: #249 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,543 girlsNYMassachusetts: #267 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,248 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedSDIowa: #278 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,111 girlsIAIndiana: #382 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,570 girlsINOhio: #248 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,282 girlsOHPennsylvania: #299 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,362 girlsPANew Jersey: #227 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,464 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #295 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,330 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedCONebraska: #274 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,095 girlsNEMissouri: #247 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,761 girlsMOKentucky: #290 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,144 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedWVVirginia: #323 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,285 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedNMKansas: #322 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,671 girlsKSArkansas: #311 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,936 girlsARTennessee: #256 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #365 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,622 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #313 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,913 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #285 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,867 girlsOKLouisiana: #307 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,870 girlsLAMississippi: #241 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsMSAlabama: #243 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,455 girlsALGeorgia: #231 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,527 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedHITexas: #523 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,920 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#147 · 1 in 815
  2. Washington#200 · 1 in 1,303
  3. New Jersey#227 · 1 in 2,464
  4. Georgia#231 · 1 in 1,527
  5. Mississippi#241 · 1 in 1,383

Best ever in a state: #37 in Alaska, 1943.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#147261 in 815
Washington#20061 in 1,303
New Jersey#227111 in 2,464
Georgia#231191 in 1,527
Minnesota#241111 in 1,805
Mississippi#241121 in 1,383
Alabama#243161 in 1,455
Missouri#247151 in 1,761
Ohio#248201 in 2,282
Michigan#249131 in 2,140
New York#249361 in 2,543
Tennessee#256131 in 1,649
Massachusetts#267101 in 3,248
Nebraska#27451 in 2,095
Iowa#27891 in 2,111
Illinois#280181 in 2,960
Oklahoma#28591 in 1,867
Kentucky#290111 in 2,144
California#29581 in 2,330
Pennsylvania#299201 in 4,362
Louisiana#30791 in 1,870
Arkansas#31181 in 1,936
South Carolina#31361 in 2,913
Kansas#32251 in 2,671
Virginia#32371 in 3,285
North Carolina#36581 in 3,622
Indiana#38251 in 4,570
Texas#523111 in 3,920
Alaska
Arizona
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Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
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West Virginia
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Myra
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 17 spots since 2024 (#645#662)
  • 106 spots since 2020 (#556#662)
  • 62 spots since 2015 (#600#662)
  • Biggest jump: 180 spots in 2009 (#1,080#900)
  • Biggest drop: 128 spots in 1997 (#843#971)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #156 (83 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 141 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1880–2003
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,096
  • Highest: 1 in 1,096 girls born in 1880 were named Myra (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,747 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 16.2% of all girls named Myra (10,378) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s953#156 (1880)#190
1890s1,305#208 (1890)#236
1900s1,361#253 (1900)#283
1910s3,398#266 (1913)#292
1920s4,986#288 (1927)#295
1930s5,858#231 (1938)#260
1940s8,868#216 (1942)#230
1950s10,378#236 (1958)#259
1960s7,359#260 (1960)#356
1970s3,781#455 (1971)#497
1980s3,177#524 (1980)#600
1990s2,473#701 (1990)#833
2000s2,454#900 (2009)#989
2010s4,594#491 (2018)#672
2020s2,971#556 (2020)#601

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Myra in 1915

girls
#293
390 births · 1 in 2,523 girls

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #293Myra390
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 2,523 of them was named Myra, which outranked 94.1% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myra
  1. #290Lorena395
  2. #291Cornelia394
  3. #292Priscilla392
  4. #293Myra390
  5. #293Aileen390
  6. #295Claudia387
  7. #296Berniece385
  8. #296Rhoda385

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. 500Gerda#1,444#944
  2. 451Theda#1,034#583
  3. 441Dominga#1,385#944
  4. 354Vernon#1,344#990
  5. 308Loyce#1,147#839
Fallers
  1. 383Drusilla#956#1,339
  2. 342Rossie#798#1,140
  3. 335Arlie#855#1,190
  4. 329Orene#956#1,285
  5. 329Margot#988#1,317

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915