Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Myra

#518 most common girls' name of all time · #951 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#518
Rank overall
#951 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
63,967
Since 2016
5,357
Peak year
1958 #236
Best rank
#158 1880
Girls Boys peak 1,296/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Myra is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 429 — 429 #662
2024 455 — 455 #646
2023 507 — 507 #591
2022 540 — 540 #563
2021 507 — 507 #590
2020 533 — 533 #556
2019 572 — 572 #536
2018 634 — 634 #491
2017 616 — 616 #509
2016 564 — 564 #552
2015 493 — 493 #600
2014 448 — 448 #639
2013 353 — 353 #772
2012 307 — 307 #865
2011 342 — 342 #790
2010 265 — 265 #965
2009 303 — 303 #900
2008 242 — 242 #1,080
2007 231 — 231 #1,122
2006 255 — 255 #1,008
2005 240 — 240 #1,015
2004 226 — 226 #1,030
2003 249 — 249 #944
2002 245 — 245 #909
2001 233 — 233 #949
2000 230 — 230 #933
1999 234 — 234 #904
1998 228 — 228 #919
1997 201 — 201 #972
1996 236 — 236 #843
1995 226 — 226 #859
1994 241 — 241 #833
1993 246 — 246 #812
1992 274 — 274 #760
1991 287 — 287 #724
1990 300 — 300 #701
1989 270 — 270 #730
1988 302 — 302 #648
1987 293 — 293 #644
1986 321 7 328 #602
1985 308 — 308 #614
1984 311 — 311 #585
1983 323 — 323 #562
1982 332 5 337 #557
1981 350 — 350 #537
1980 367 — 367 #524
1979 318 — 318 #572
1978 355 — 355 #521
1977 345 — 345 #530
1976 341 — 341 #522
1975 367 — 367 #493
1974 384 — 384 #471
1973 404 — 404 #456
1972 362 — 362 #492
1971 451 — 451 #455
1970 454 — 454 #462
1969 452 — 452 #455
1968 510 — 510 #413
1967 508 — 508 #411
1966 528 — 528 #401
1965 638 — 638 #360
1964 749 — 749 #348
1963 863 — 863 #318
1962 900 5 905 #311
1961 1,037 — 1,037 #288
1960 1,174 — 1,174 #260
1959 1,245 5 1,250 #246
1958 1,288 8 1,296 #236
1957 1,106 — 1,106 #259
1956 896 — 896 #298
1955 916 — 916 #284
1954 960 — 960 #271
1953 966 — 966 #261
1952 941 — 941 #259
1951 1,028 — 1,028 #243
1950 1,032 — 1,032 #236
1949 1,013 — 1,013 #234
1948 1,088 — 1,088 #223
1947 1,141 — 1,141 #222
1946 818 6 824 #246
1945 737 5 742 #248
1944 719 — 719 #253
1943 886 5 891 #221
1942 929 — 929 #216
1941 788 — 788 #220
1940 749 — 749 #223
1939 658 — 658 #244
1938 724 — 724 #231
1937 642 — 642 #247
1936 574 — 574 #255
1935 595 — 595 #257
1934 593 — 593 #255
1933 512 — 512 #271
1932 560 — 560 #265
1931 511 — 511 #275
1930 489 — 489 #300
1929 490 — 490 #295
1928 521 — 521 #288
1927 535 — 535 #288
1926 466 — 466 #307
1925 502 — 502 #299
1924 492 — 492 #302
1923 473 — 473 #297
1922 468 — 468 #295
1921 523 — 523 #289
1920 516 — 516 #289
1919 461 — 461 #297
1918 468 — 468 #295
1917 465 — 465 #286
1916 422 5 427 #291
1915 390 — 390 #293
1914 322 — 322 #293
1913 305 — 305 #266
1912 224 — 224 #301
1911 186 — 186 #286
1910 155 — 155 #309
1909 144 — 144 #297
1908 148 — 148 #290
1907 142 — 142 #293
1906 139 — 139 #281
1905 126 — 126 #298
1904 119 — 119 #296
1903 128 — 128 #274
1902 136 — 136 #268
1901 115 — 115 #278
1900 164 — 164 #253
1899 115 — 115 #267
1898 143 — 143 #248
1897 138 — 138 #240
1896 158 — 158 #220
1895 127 — 127 #246
1894 148 — 148 #218
1893 117 — 117 #245
1892 113 — 113 #247
1891 113 — 113 #227
1890 133 — 133 #208
1889 121 — 121 #208
1888 134 — 134 #193
1887 95 — 95 #211
1886 96 — 96 #201
1885 84 — 84 #215
1884 98 — 98 #181
1883 81 — 81 #186
1882 89 — 89 #170
1881 72 — 72 #177
1880 83 — 83 #158