US rank #971 Girls' name Peak 2024 2,734 births

Amyra — #971 US girls' name

2,734 babies named Amyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#971
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Amyra was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

267 babies were named Amyra in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amyra

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,734 babies named Amyra between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amyra currently holds the #971 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 267 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amyra performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amyra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 232 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Amyra in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amyra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,734 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amyra at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

2,734

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2024

267 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#971

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
267
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Amyra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,177 births that decade — 43% of Amyra's all-time total
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Amyra by state

Where Amyra concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amyra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
232 8.5%
#2 California
181 6.6%
#3 New York
178 6.5%
#4 Florida
154 5.6%
#5 Illinois
119 4.4%
#6 Michigan
104 3.8%
#7 New Jersey
97 3.5%
#8 Georgia
85 3.1%
Texas share of Amyra's total US births 8.5%
Even split

232 of 2,734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Amyra appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amyra?
2,734 babies have been named Amyra since 1992. It currently ranks #971 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 267 births.
When was Amyra most popular?
Amyra was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,177 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Amyra most popular?
The top states for the name Amyra are Texas (232 births), California (181 births), New York (178 births).
How long has the name Amyra been used?
Amyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amyra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amy, Amya, Amyah, Amyiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.