NameTides

Myra

Myra was the #662 girls' name in the US in 2025 (429 babies), and #463 in England & Wales and #249 in Canada.

Myra as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Myra as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaIrelandEngland & WalesScotlandUS
Myra as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#662 (429)#463 (86)#539 (5)#381 (10)#249 (126)
2024#645 (455)#377 (114)—#441 (8)#211 (139)
2023#591 (507)#455 (87)#482 (6)#856 (3)#177 (151)
2022#563 (540)#449 (94)#625 (4)#634 (5)#201 (144)
2021#590 (507)#491 (86)#558 (5)—#206 (147)
2020#556 (533)#535 (75)#544 (5)#628 (5)#205 (141)
2019#536 (572)#545 (74)—#621 (5)#193 (150)
2018#491 (634)#431 (101)#502 (6)#734 (4)#250 (126)
2017#509 (616)#424 (104)—#873 (3)#229 (134)
2016#552 (564)#573 (73)—#750 (4)#399 (87)
2015#600 (493)#539 (80)#653 (4)—#313 (106)
2014#639 (448)#802 (48)——#411 (80)
2013#772 (353)#1,177 (29)#816 (3)—#604 (49)
2012#865 (307)#1,130 (30)#665 (4)—#592 (49)
2011#790 (342)#1,225 (26)#810 (3)—#714 (39)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #156.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 3,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Myra is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,400 to 1 in 4,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Myra by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #478WAIdaho: #351IDMontana: #208MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #459MNIllinois: #619ILMichigan: #457MINew York: #980NYMassachusetts: #334MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #437IAIndiana: #333INOhio: #483OHPennsylvania: #689PANew Jersey: #667NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #777CAUtah: #490UTColorado: #703CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #480MOKentucky: #498KYWest Virginia: #308WVVirginia: #541VAMaryland: #400MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #489ARTennessee: #748TNNorth Carolina: #729NCSouth Carolina: #614SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #483OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #796GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #820TXFlorida: #1,000FL
Myra (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#15770
Quebec2025#5917

Myra (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MyraCanadaGirls#249126
MyraEngland & WalesGirls#46386
MyraIrelandGirls#38110
MyraIrelandBoys—too few
MyraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MyraScotlandGirls#5395
MyraUSGirls#662429
MyraUSBoys—too few