Is Myra a boy or girl name?
Myra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 453 girls and 0 boys were named Myra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 63,534 US babies named Myra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #646
- Babies named Myra since 1880
- 63,534
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 1,295 babies
Boys and girls named Myra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 953 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,305 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,361 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 3,398 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 0 | 4,986 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 5,858 | 100% |
| 1940s | 16 | 8,868 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 13 | 10,378 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 5 | 7,359 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,781 | 100% |
| 1980s | 12 | 3,177 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,473 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,454 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,594 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,538 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 453 | #646 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 505 | #594 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 540 | #563 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 507 | #592 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 533 | #556 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 572 | #537 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 634 | #491 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 616 | #509 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 564 | #552 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 493 | #600 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 448 | #639 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 353 | #773 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 307 | #869 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 342 | #792 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 265 | #966 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 303 | #901 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,081 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,124 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,010 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,017 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,032 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 249 | #944 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 245 | #913 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 233 | #953 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 230 | #935 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 234 | #904 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 228 | #920 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 201 | #974 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 236 | #846 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 226 | #861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 242 | #832 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 245 | #818 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 274 | #761 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 287 | #725 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 300 | #702 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 270 | #732 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 302 | #649 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 293 | #645 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,740 | 321 | #602 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 308 | #615 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 311 | #586 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 323 | #565 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,035 | 332 | #558 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 350 | #537 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 367 | #525 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 318 | #572 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 355 | #523 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 345 | #530 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 341 | #522 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 367 | #493 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 384 | #472 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 404 | #456 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 362 | #492 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 451 | #455 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 454 | #462 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 452 | #456 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 510 | #413 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 508 | #413 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 528 | #403 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 638 | #360 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 749 | #348 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 863 | #319 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,455 | 900 | #312 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,036 | #288 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,175 | #260 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,388 | 1,246 | #246 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,198 | 1,287 | #237 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,106 | #259 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 896 | #298 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 916 | #285 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 960 | #271 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 966 | #261 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 941 | #259 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,028 | #243 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,032 | #236 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,013 | #234 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,088 | #223 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,141 | #222 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,413 | 818 | #246 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,635 | 737 | #248 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 719 | #253 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,886 | 886 | #221 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 929 | #216 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 788 | #220 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 749 | #224 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 658 | #244 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 724 | #231 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 642 | #248 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 574 | #255 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 595 | #257 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 593 | #255 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 512 | #271 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 560 | #265 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 511 | #275 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 489 | #300 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 490 | #295 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 521 | #288 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 535 | #289 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 466 | #307 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 502 | #299 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 492 | #302 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 473 | #297 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 468 | #295 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 523 | #289 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 516 | #289 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 461 | #297 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 468 | #295 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 465 | #286 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,309 | 422 | #291 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 390 | #294 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 322 | #293 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 305 | #266 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 224 | #302 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 186 | #286 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 155 | #309 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 144 | #300 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 148 | #291 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 142 | #293 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 139 | #283 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 126 | #298 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 119 | #296 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 128 | #275 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 136 | #268 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 115 | #278 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 164 | #254 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 115 | #268 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 143 | #249 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 138 | #242 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 158 | #220 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 127 | #247 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 148 | #218 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 117 | #245 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 113 | #247 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 113 | #229 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 133 | #209 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 121 | #208 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 134 | #193 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 95 | #214 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 96 | #202 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 84 | #217 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 98 | #183 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 81 | #187 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 89 | #170 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 72 | #177 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 83 | #158 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Myra reached #3,198 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #158 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Myra
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.