Girls' name · peaked in 1880
Myra name popularity since 1925
54,473 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Myra. Half of them were born in 1959 or earlier, so the typical Myra is about 67 years old in 2026. Myra peaked in 1880 as the #158 name for girls, and it ranked #663 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 54,473
- Named Myra, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #158 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #663
- for girls in 2025 (429 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 54,427 girls · 46 boys
- Most popular in
- Alabama
- 3.02× its national share
Peak year is the year Myra made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Myra births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1958. Measured as a share of all babies, Myra peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Steepest fall: Between 1961 and 1966, Myra's share of baby girls fell by 39%, from 1 in 1,950 to 1 in 3,200.
- Fastest rise: Between 2012 and 2017, it became 2× more common, from 1 in 5,740 baby girls to 1 in 2,800.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Myra's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Myra.
Decade by decade
Babies named Myra in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 2,514 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 5,858 | 0 | #257 |
| 1940s | 8,868 | 16 | #248 |
| 1950s | 10,378 | 13 | #284 |
| 1960s | 7,359 | 5 | #360 |
| 1970s | 3,781 | 0 | #493 |
| 1980s | 3,177 | 12 | #615 |
| 1990s | 2,473 | 0 | #861 |
| 2000s | 2,454 | 0 | #1,017 |
| 2010s | 4,594 | 0 | #600 |
| 2020–25 | 2,971 | 0 | #663 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
35.2% of babies named Myra from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Myra is most popular
The index compares Myra's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Myra.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3.02× | 2,714 |
| North Carolina | 2.13× | 3,075 |
| South Carolina | 1.98× | 1,413 |
| Mississippi | 1.88× | 1,159 |
| Louisiana | 1.79× | 1,630 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Myra and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Myra (this page) | 54,427 | 1880 |
| Mira | 14,882 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Myra's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Myra.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Myra (1880).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data