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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #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 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedAKMaine: #182 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 995 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedNHWashington: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,611 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: #247 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,942 girlsMNIllinois: #230 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsILWisconsin: #190 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsWIMichigan: #312 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,387 girlsMINew York: #257 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,580 girlsNYMassachusetts: #311 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,343 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: #314 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,934 girlsIAIndiana: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,851 girlsINOhio: #322 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,869 girlsOHPennsylvania: #253 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,824 girlsPANew Jersey: #249 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,062 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #299 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedUTColorado: #231 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,547 girlsCONebraska: #272 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,943 girlsNEMissouri: #223 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,448 girlsMOKentucky: #295 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,253 girlsKYWest Virginia: #270 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,865 girlsWVVirginia: #262 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,286 girlsVAMaryland: #258 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,790 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #328 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,577 girlsKSArkansas: #483 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,058 girlsARTennessee: #224 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #263 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,001 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #303 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,957 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #419 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,701 girlsOKLouisiana: #328 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,174 girlsLAMississippi: #312 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,188 girlsMSAlabama: #201 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsALGeorgia: #236 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,548 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedHITexas: #403 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,470 girlsTXFlorida: #196 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 919 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#182 · 1 in 995
  2. Wisconsin#190 · 1 in 1,342
  3. Florida#196 · 1 in 919
  4. Alabama#201 · 1 in 1,142
  5. Missouri#223 · 1 in 1,448

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#18261 in 995
Wisconsin#190171 in 1,342
Florida#196111 in 919
Alabama#201271 in 1,142
Missouri#223201 in 1,448
Tennessee#224181 in 1,437
Illinois#230301 in 1,898
Colorado#23151 in 1,547
Georgia#236241 in 1,548
Washington#23861 in 1,611
Minnesota#247111 in 1,942
New Jersey#249101 in 3,062
Pennsylvania#253331 in 2,824
New York#257371 in 2,580
Maryland#25851 in 2,790
Virginia#262121 in 2,286
North Carolina#263181 in 2,001
West Virginia#27091 in 1,865
Nebraska#27261 in 1,943
Kentucky#295121 in 2,253
California#299101 in 2,329
South Carolina#30381 in 2,957
Massachusetts#31181 in 4,343
Michigan#312101 in 3,387
Mississippi#312101 in 2,188
Iowa#31471 in 2,934
Ohio#322131 in 3,869
Kansas#32861 in 2,577
Louisiana#328101 in 2,174
Indiana#39151 in 4,851
Texas#403211 in 2,470
Oklahoma#41961 in 3,701
Arkansas#48351 in 4,058
Alaska
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
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
  • 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 1919

girls
#297
461 births · 1 in 2,451 girls

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #297Myra461
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 2,451 of them was named Myra, which outranked 94.7% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myra
  1. #294Annabelle472
  2. #295Olivia471
  3. #296Frankie469
  4. #297Myra461
  5. #298Odessa457
  6. #299Letha450
  7. #300Carmella442
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. 851Gregoria#1,805#954
  2. 443Concha#1,333#890
  3. 390Arlena#1,299#909
  4. 353Marina#1,255#902
  5. 333Roselle#1,333#1,000
Fallers
  1. 1,019Liberty#585#1,604
  2. 840Victory#809#1,649
  3. 567Karen#960#1,527
  4. 404Zena#989#1,393
  5. 359Malvina#989#1,348

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

See the top 100 for 1919