How Many People Are Named Myra?
people named Myra are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,407 people in the US has this name
Based on 63,967 babies named Myra in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,296 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville. He possibly based it on Latin myrra meaning "myrrh" (a fragrant resin obtained from a tree). Otherwise, he may have simply rearranged the letters from the name MARY. Although unrelated etymologically, this is also the name of an ancient city of Anatolia.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Myra (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Myra alive today is about 50 years old, and 49% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 26 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Myra first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1958, to 1,296 babies. In 2025, 429 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Myra has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #158, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #663.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #663 |
| Best rank | #158 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #260 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Myra alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Myra were born in California than in any other state: about 3,684 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Myra was given 2.6 times as often in Alabama, 1.9 times in North Carolina and 1.7 times in Georgia.
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