Girl name#475 of girl names
Myra
Pronounced M AY1 R AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1958
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
How popular is Myra?
Myra is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 63,534 children — the 475th most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 81% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 1958, when 1,287 children were given it.
Characteristics
- Biblical (Place)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AY1 R AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Myra
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Myra
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Myra?
- Myra ranks 475th among girls' names in US records, with 63,534 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,417.
- Is Myra a unisex name?
- No. Myra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Myra most popular?
- 1958, when 1,287 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.