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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Myra has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | |
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 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#172 · 1 in 834
- Maine#173 · 1 in 817
- Alabama#190 · 1 in 1,034
- Wisconsin#190 · 1 in 1,307
- Georgia#208 · 1 in 1,306
Best ever in a state: #37 in Alaska, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #172 | 7 | 1 in 834 |
| Maine | #173 | 7 | 1 in 817 |
| Alabama | #190 | 25 | 1 in 1,034 |
| Wisconsin | #190 | 18 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Georgia | #208 | 24 | 1 in 1,306 |
| Mississippi | #212 | 16 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Colorado | #215 | 5 | 1 in 1,359 |
| New Jersey | #217 | 14 | 1 in 2,050 |
| North Dakota | #225 | 5 | 1 in 1,500 |
| New York | #234 | 45 | 1 in 2,088 |
| Pennsylvania | #252 | 30 | 1 in 2,975 |
| Minnesota | #260 | 11 | 1 in 1,968 |
| Missouri | #262 | 15 | 1 in 1,923 |
| Tennessee | #273 | 12 | 1 in 1,925 |
| Kansas | #276 | 7 | 1 in 2,114 |
| Virginia | #281 | 9 | 1 in 2,697 |
| Massachusetts | #289 | 9 | 1 in 3,696 |
| Michigan | #293 | 11 | 1 in 2,934 |
| North Carolina | #293 | 13 | 1 in 2,349 |
| Nebraska | #299 | 5 | 1 in 2,252 |
| California | #301 | 8 | 1 in 2,444 |
| Kentucky | #308 | 10 | 1 in 2,405 |
| Louisiana | #321 | 8 | 1 in 2,217 |
| Ohio | #321 | 13 | 1 in 3,691 |
| Illinois | #344 | 15 | 1 in 3,862 |
| Indiana | #350 | 6 | 1 in 3,951 |
| Oklahoma | #355 | 7 | 1 in 2,620 |
| Texas | #363 | 20 | 1 in 2,252 |
| Iowa | #387 | 5 | 1 in 4,139 |
| Arkansas | #421 | 5 | 1 in 3,279 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #156 (83 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1880–2003
- 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%)
- 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.
Myra in 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 2,475 of them was named Myra, which outranked 94.4% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 178,016 of them was named Myra, which outranked 14.1% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 638 names at #3,897; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.