The first name Myra
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
First used by the poet Fulke Greville, possibly as an anagram of Mary.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 86 girls were named Myra, making it the 463rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 114 births (#377).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Myra with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Myra at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 429 girls born in the United States were named Myra, the 663rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1958, when 1,288 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Myra in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Myra in Vietnamese too.
Famous people named Myra
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Myra HessBritish pianist (1890–1965)
- Myra HindleyBritish murderer (1942–2002)
- Myra Adele LoganAfrican-American physician, 1908–1977
- Myra BradwellAmerican publisher and political activist, 1831–1894
- Myra KeatonFilm actress (1877-1955)
- Myra MelfordAmerican avant-garde jazz pianist and composer, born 1957
- Myra CarterAmerican actress (1929–2016)
- Tori AmosAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1963)
- Daria PrattAmateur golfer (1859–1938)
Questions
- What does the name Myra mean?
- First used by the poet Fulke Greville, possibly as an anagram of Mary.
- How popular is the name Myra?
- In 2025, 86 girls born in England and Wales were named Myra, ranking 463rd. Its peak was 2024, with 114 births.
- Is Myra a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 63,967 US babies named Myra since 1880 were girls.
- When was Myra most popular?
- 1958 in the United States, when 1,288 babies were named Myra, its highest rank at 237th.