Myra: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced MY-ruh · 2 syllables

First used by the poet Fulke Greville, possibly as an anagram of Mary.

How popular is Myra?

Myra was the #662 name in the US in 2025, given to 429 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1880.

Babies named Myra in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1880).

Half of US adults named Myra are older than 64; most are between 24 and 85. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Myra is pronounced MY-ruh.

Myra was the #662 name in the US in 2025, given to 429 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1880.

Half of US adults named Myra are older than 64. Most are between 24 and 85.