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Myra

Myra is currently the #662 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 429 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #556 to #662. Looking at the full record since 1880, Myra hit its all-time high of #156 in 1880, when 83 girls were given the name. State by state, Montana leads the way at #208.

Rankings

2025 rank
#662
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#156
in 1880 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
429
girls named Myra

Myra popularity, 1880–2025

0.025%0.049%0.074%0.099%18801900192019401960198020002020#156 in 1880
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1880

Where Myra is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025NHWashington: #478 (14 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WA#478Idaho: #351 (6 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)ID#351Montana: #208 (5 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)MT#208North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025NDMinnesota: #459 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MN#459Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #457 (18 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MI#457New York: #980 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#980Massachusetts: #334 (17 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MA#334Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025SDIowa: #437 (7 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IA#437Illinois: #619 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IL#619Indiana: #333 (21 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)IN#333Ohio: #483 (22 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OH#483Pennsylvania: #689 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#689New Jersey: #667 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#667Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025CTCalifornia: #777 (39 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#777Utah: #490 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)UT#490Colorado: #703 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#703Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025NEMissouri: #480 (12 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#480Kentucky: #498 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KY#498West Virginia: #308 (5 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)WV#308Virginia: #541 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#541Maryland: #400 (13 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MD#400Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025DEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025KSArkansas: #489 (6 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AR#489Tennessee: #748 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#748North Carolina: #729 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#729South Carolina: #614 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)SC#614District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025DCOklahoma: #483 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OK#483Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025LAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025MSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025ALGeorgia: #796 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#796Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Myra in 2025HITexas: #820 (36 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#820Florida: #1000 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1000
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Montana (#208), West Virginia (#308), Idaho (#351)

Uniqueness score

45/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Myra in the most recent year of SSA data.

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