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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 83 births
- Debut · girls
- 83 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 63,916since 1880
Myra over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Myra has never cracked the top 100 here.
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.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #662 | 429 | — | |
| 2024 | #645 | 455 | — | |
| 2023 | #591 | 507 | — | |
| 2022 | #563 | 540 | — | |
| 2021 | #590 | 507 | — | |
| 2020 | #556 | 533 | — | |
| 2019 | #536 | 572 | — | |
| 2018 | #491 | 634 | — | |
| 2017 | #509 | 616 | — | |
| 2016 | #552 | 564 | — | |
| 2015 | #600 | 493 | — | |
| 2014 | #639 | 448 | — | |
| 2013 | #772 | 353 | — | |
| 2012 | #865 | 307 | — | |
| 2011 | #790 | 342 | — | |
| 2010 | #965 | 265 | — | |
| 2009 | #900 | 303 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,080 | 242 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,122 | 231 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,008 | 255 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,015 | 240 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,030 | 226 | — | |
| 2003 | #944 | 249 | — | |
| 2002 | #909 | 245 | — | |
| 2001 | #949 | 233 | — | |
| 2000 | #933 | 230 | — | |
| 1999 | #904 | 234 | — | |
| 1998 | #919 | 228 | — | |
| 1997 | #971 | 201 | — | |
| 1996 | #843 | 236 | — | |
| 1995 | #859 | 226 | — | |
| 1994 | #833 | 241 | — | |
| 1993 | #812 | 246 | — | |
| 1992 | #760 | 274 | — | |
| 1991 | #724 | 287 | — | |
| 1990 | #701 | 300 | — | |
| 1989 | #730 | 270 | — | |
| 1988 | #648 | 302 | — | |
| 1987 | #643 | 293 | — | |
| 1986 | #602 | 321 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #614 | 308 | — | |
| 1984 | #585 | 311 | — | |
| 1983 | #562 | 323 | — | |
| 1982 | #557 | 332 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #537 | 350 | — | |
| 1980 | #524 | 367 | — | |
| 1979 | #572 | 318 | — | |
| 1978 | #521 | 355 | — | |
| 1977 | #530 | 345 | — | |
| 1976 | #522 | 341 | — | |
| 1975 | #493 | 367 | — | |
| 1974 | #471 | 384 | — | |
| 1973 | #456 | 404 | — | |
| 1972 | #492 | 362 | — | |
| 1971 | #455 | 451 | — | |
| 1970 | #462 | 454 | — | |
| 1969 | #455 | 452 | — | |
| 1968 | #413 | 510 | — | |
| 1967 | #411 | 508 | — | |
| 1966 | #400 | 528 | — | |
| 1965 | #360 | 638 | — | |
| 1964 | #348 | 749 | — | |
| 1963 | #318 | 863 | — | |
| 1962 | #311 | 900 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #288 | 1,037 | — | |
| 1960 | #260 | 1,174 | — | |
| 1959 | #246 | 1,245 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #236 | 1,288 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #259 | 1,106 | — | |
| 1956 | #298 | 896 | — | |
| 1955 | #284 | 916 | — | |
| 1954 | #271 | 960 | — | |
| 1953 | #261 | 966 | — | |
| 1952 | #259 | 941 | — | |
| 1951 | #242 | 1,028 | — | |
| 1950 | #236 | 1,032 | — | |
| 1949 | #234 | 1,013 | — | |
| 1948 | #223 | 1,088 | — | |
| 1947 | #222 | 1,141 | — | |
| 1946 | #246 | 818 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #248 | 737 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #251 | 719 | — | |
| 1943 | #221 | 886 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #216 | 929 | — | |
| 1941 | #220 | 788 | — | |
| 1940 | #223 | 749 | — | |
| 1939 | #244 | 658 | — | |
| 1938 | #231 | 724 | — | |
| 1937 | #247 | 642 | — | |
| 1936 | #255 | 574 | — | |
| 1935 | #257 | 595 | — | |
| 1934 | #255 | 593 | — | |
| 1933 | #271 | 512 | — | |
| 1932 | #265 | 560 | — | |
| 1931 | #275 | 511 | — | |
| 1930 | #300 | 489 | — | |
| 1929 | #295 | 490 | — | |
| 1928 | #288 | 521 | — | |
| 1927 | #288 | 535 | — | |
| 1926 | #307 | 466 | — | |
| 1925 | #299 | 502 | — | |
| 1924 | #301 | 492 | — | |
| 1923 | #297 | 473 | — | |
| 1922 | #295 | 468 | — | |
| 1921 | #289 | 523 | — | |
| 1920 | #289 | 516 | — | |
| 1919 | #297 | 461 | — | |
| 1918 | #295 | 468 | — | |
| 1917 | #286 | 465 | — | |
| 1916 | #291 | 422 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #293 | 390 | — | |
| 1914 | #293 | 322 | — | |
| 1913 | #266 | 305 | — | |
| 1912 | #301 | 224 | — | |
| 1911 | #286 | 186 | — | |
| 1910 | #309 | 155 | — | |
| 1909 | #297 | 144 | — | |
| 1908 | #290 | 148 | — | |
| 1907 | #293 | 142 | — | |
| 1906 | #281 | 139 | — | |
| 1905 | #297 | 126 | — | |
| 1904 | #296 | 119 | — | |
| 1903 | #274 | 128 | — | |
| 1902 | #268 | 136 | — | |
| 1901 | #278 | 115 | — | |
| 1900 | #253 | 164 | — | |
| 1899 | #267 | 115 | — | |
| 1898 | #248 | 143 | — | |
| 1897 | #239 | 138 | — | |
| 1896 | #220 | 158 | — | |
| 1895 | #244 | 127 | — | |
| 1894 | #218 | 148 | — | |
| 1893 | #245 | 117 | — | |
| 1892 | #247 | 113 | — | |
| 1891 | #227 | 113 | — | |
| 1890 | #208 | 133 | — | |
| 1889 | #208 | 121 | — | |
| 1888 | #193 | 134 | — | |
| 1887 | #211 | 95 | — | |
| 1886 | #201 | 96 | — | |
| 1885 | #215 | 84 | — | |
| 1884 | #181 | 98 | — | |
| 1883 | #186 | 81 | — | |
| 1882 | #170 | 89 | — | |
| 1881 | #177 | 72 | — | |
| 1880 | #156 | 83 | — | |
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 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Montana#208 · 1 in 565
- West Virginia#308 · 1 in 1,015
- Indiana#333 · 1 in 1,329
- Massachusetts#334 · 1 in 1,414
- Idaho#351 · 1 in 1,194
Best ever in a state: #37 in Alaska, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #208 | 5 | 1 in 565 |
| West Virginia | #308 | 5 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Indiana | #333 | 21 | 1 in 1,329 |
| Massachusetts | #334 | 17 | 1 in 1,414 |
| Idaho | #351 | 6 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Maryland | #400 | 13 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Iowa | #437 | 7 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Michigan | #457 | 18 | 1 in 1,985 |
| Minnesota | #459 | 11 | 1 in 1,953 |
| Washington | #478 | 14 | 1 in 2,061 |
| Missouri | #480 | 12 | 1 in 2,025 |
| Ohio | #483 | 22 | 1 in 2,149 |
| Oklahoma | #483 | 8 | 1 in 1,848 |
| Arkansas | #489 | 6 | 1 in 1,766 |
| Utah | #490 | 8 | 1 in 2,135 |
| Kentucky | #498 | 8 | 1 in 2,156 |
| Virginia | #541 | 14 | 1 in 2,410 |
| South Carolina | #614 | 7 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Illinois | #619 | 15 | 1 in 2,955 |
| New Jersey | #667 | 11 | 1 in 3,227 |
| Pennsylvania | #689 | 14 | 1 in 3,335 |
| Colorado | #703 | 7 | 1 in 3,332 |
| North Carolina | #729 | 13 | 1 in 3,576 |
| Tennessee | #748 | 9 | 1 in 3,564 |
| California | #777 | 39 | 1 in 4,147 |
| Wisconsin | #791 | 5 | 1 in 4,052 |
| Georgia | #796 | 12 | 1 in 3,767 |
| Texas | #820 | 36 | 1 in 4,460 |
| New York | #980 | 15 | 1 in 5,222 |
| Florida | #1,000 | 15 | 1 in 5,784 |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
- 106 spots since 2020 (#556 → #662)
- Biggest jump: 180 spots in 2009
- Biggest drop: 128 spots in 1997
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 953 | #156 (1880) | #190 |
| 1890s | 1,305 | #208 (1890) | #236 |
| 1900s | 1,361 | #253 (1900) | #283 |
| 1910s | 3,398 | #266 (1913) | #292 |
| 1920s | 4,986 | #288 (1927) | #295 |
| 1930s | 5,858 | #231 (1938) | #260 |
| 1940s | 8,868 | #216 (1942) | #230 |
| 1950s | 10,378 | #236 (1958) | #259 |
| 1960s | 7,359 | #260 (1960) | #356 |
| 1970s | 3,781 | #455 (1971) | #497 |
| 1980s | 3,177 | #524 (1980) | #600 |
| 1990s | 2,473 | #701 (1990) | #833 |
| 2000s | 2,454 | #900 (2009) | #989 |
| 2010s | 4,594 | #491 (2018) | #672 |
| 2020s | 2,971 | #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.
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