Myra is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #563 in 2022 with 540 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2018 with 634 births ranking #491. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 128.8%. In 2022, approximately 1 in every 3,035 girls born was named Myra. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Myra is an English literary name with an uncertain exact origin. It is often linked with myrrh, but reputable name sources present that as a possibility rather than a settled fact.
Behind the Name and the Oxford Dictionary of First Names route cited on Wikipedia both treat Myra as a literary creation associated with Fulke Greville. That gives the name a clearer historical path, even though its exact derivation remains debated.