Myra

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Myra is a given name of Greek, Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 63,534 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 63,483 as girls and 51 as boys. Myra gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1958 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #942 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 453
2023 505
2022 540
2021 507
2020 533
2019 572
2018 634
2017 616
2016 564
2015 493
2014 448
2013 353
2012 307
2011 342
2010 265
2009 303
2008 242
2007 231
2006 255
2005 240
2004 226
2003 249
2002 245
2001 233
2000 230
1999 234
1998 228
1997 201
1996 236
1995 226
1994 242
1993 245
1992 274
1991 287
1990 300
1989 270
1988 302
1987 293
1986 328
1985 308
1984 311
1983 323
1982 337
1981 350
1980 367
1979 318
1978 355
1977 345
1976 341
1975 367
1974 384
1973 404
1972 362
1971 451
1970 454
1969 452
1968 510
1967 508
1966 528
1965 638
1964 749
1963 863
1962 905
1961 1,036
1960 1,175
1959 1,251
1958 1,295
1957 1,106
1956 896
1955 916
1954 960
1953 966
1952 941
1951 1,028
1950 1,032
1949 1,013
1948 1,088
1947 1,141
1946 824
1945 742
1944 719
1943 891
1942 929
1941 788
1940 749
1939 658
1938 724
1937 642
1936 574
1935 595
1934 593
1933 512
1932 560
1931 511
1930 489
1929 490
1928 521
1927 535
1926 466
1925 502
1924 492
1923 473
1922 468
1921 523
1920 516
1919 461
1918 468
1917 465
1916 427
1915 390
1914 322
1913 305
1912 224
1911 186
1910 155
1909 144
1908 148
1907 142
1906 139
1905 126
1904 119
1903 128
1902 136
1901 115
1900 164
1899 115
1898 143
1897 138
1896 158
1895 127
1894 148
1893 117
1892 113
1891 113
1890 133
1889 121
1888 134
1887 95
1886 96
1885 84
1884 98
1883 81
1882 89
1881 72
1880 83