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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #156, 1880girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
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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 1934

  • 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: #238 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,830 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: #277 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,716 girlsMNIllinois: #202 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,545 girlsILWisconsin: #206 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,846 girlsWIMichigan: #247 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,288 girlsMINew York: #171 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,118 girlsNYMassachusetts: #254 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,097 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedRIOregon: #160 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 837 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #149 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 742 girlsSDIowa: #286 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,015 girlsIAIndiana: #189 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,319 girlsINOhio: #296 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,459 girlsOHPennsylvania: #237 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,370 girlsPANew Jersey: #187 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsNJConnecticut: #188 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsCTCalifornia: #288 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,138 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedNEMissouri: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,003 girlsMOKentucky: #275 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,949 girlsKYWest Virginia: #338 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,051 girlsWVVirginia: #303 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,871 girlsVAMaryland: #231 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,916 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: #308 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,636 girlsKSArkansas: #252 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsARTennessee: #183 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 923 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #214 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,350 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #254 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Myra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #266 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,613 girlsOKLouisiana: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,481 girlsLAMississippi: #218 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsMSAlabama: #135 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 575 girlsALGeorgia: #190 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsGAHawaii: #152 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 597 girlsHITexas: #361 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,199 girlsTXFlorida: #210 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#135 · 1 in 575
  2. South Dakota#149 · 1 in 742
  3. Hawaii#152 · 1 in 597
  4. Oregon#160 · 1 in 837
  5. New York#171 · 1 in 1,118

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#135511 in 575
South Dakota#14971 in 742
Hawaii#15251 in 597
Oregon#16061 in 837
New York#171741 in 1,118
Tennessee#183291 in 923
New Jersey#187161 in 1,478
Connecticut#18861 in 1,538
Indiana#189171 in 1,319
Georgia#190301 in 1,010
Illinois#202321 in 1,545
Wisconsin#206121 in 1,846
Florida#210111 in 1,061
North Carolina#214271 in 1,350
Mississippi#218191 in 1,124
Maryland#23161 in 1,916
Pennsylvania#237301 in 2,370
Washington#23851 in 1,830
Michigan#247161 in 2,288
Arkansas#252131 in 1,443
Massachusetts#25491 in 3,097
South Carolina#254121 in 1,732
Oklahoma#266141 in 1,613
Louisiana#271141 in 1,481
Kentucky#275141 in 1,949
Minnesota#27771 in 2,716
Iowa#28661 in 3,015
California#288161 in 2,138
Ohio#296131 in 3,459
Virginia#30381 in 2,871
Kansas#30851 in 2,636
Missouri#32891 in 3,003
West Virginia#33861 in 3,051
Texas#361261 in 2,199
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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 1934

girls
#255
593 births · 1 in 1,761 girls

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #255Myra593
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,761 of them was named Myra, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myra
  1. #252Bernadette619
  2. #253Antoinette616
  3. #254Jimmie614
  4. #255Myra593
  5. #256Frankie590
  6. #256Ollie590
  7. #258Karen588
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →