Myra
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning myrrh or fragrant oil.
Babies a year
612
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#663
down from #646
UK popularity
#463
86 babies · down from #377
How Myra has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #600 |
| 2016 | #552 |
| 2017 | #508 |
| 2018 | #490 |
| 2019 | #536 |
| 2020 | #556 |
| 2021 | #589 |
| 2022 | #561 |
| 2023 | #594 |
| 2024 | #646 |
| 2025 | #663 |
In 2025, 86 babies in England and Wales were named Myra. In the US, 612 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,286 in 1958.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Myra was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.08% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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