Myra

/ MY-rah /
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“fragrant myrrh” — English

#6462024 rank
1958peak year
63,483babies named Myra since 1880
▼ 21%5-year trend

Myra popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 195818801920196020002024

What does Myra mean?

Possibly coined by Elizabethan poet Fulke Greville as an anagram of Mary; it also matches Myra, an ancient city in Lycia (Turkey).

OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, mythic

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Spellings & variants

Mira

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