Myra
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning myrrh or fragrant oil.
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 |
Myra by the numbers
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.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,286 babies in 1958, making it a 1950s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 1,200 American girls born that year was called Myra.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Myra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Myamine; a modern respelling of Mia or form of Maria1,728 in the US (2017)
- Mirawonderful, admirable135 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marabitter74 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mykawho is like God; a modern spelling of Micah85 in the US (2017)
- Myrahmyrrh or fragrant oil; a variant of Myra21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Meraocean or beloved23 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Myra
Names that are said the same way as Myra, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Myra
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