Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Myra

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Myra
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1958

Peak rank proxy

1,287

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19582024

Peak year

1958

Decline from peak

64.8%

2024

453

All-time

63,483

Myra has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1958, when 1,287 girls were named Myra.

In 2024, only 453 girls were given the name.

Down 64.8% from its peak.

All told, about 63,483 Americans have been named Myra and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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