US rank #3577 Girls' name Peak 2016 754 births

Myrah — #3577 US girls' name

754 babies named Myrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61980s61990s572000s1292010s3712020s185
#3577
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Myrah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

51 babies were named Myrah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myrah

The Social Security Administration has registered 754 babies named Myrah between 1941 and 2024, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myrah currently holds the #3577 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myrah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 371 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Myrah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Myrah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myrah 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 754 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.

Myrah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

754

Since 1941

84 years of records

Peak year

2016

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,577

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1941

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2024

Myrah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1941

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
51
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Myrah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
371 births that decade — 49% of Myrah's all-time total
1940s61980s61990s572000s1292010s3712020s185

Myrah by state

Where Myrah concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Myrah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 5.7%
#2 Texas
19 2.5%
#3 Florida
10 1.3%
#4 New York
10 1.3%
#5 Maryland
6 0.8%
#6 Georgia
5 0.7%
California share of Myrah's total US births 5.7%
Even split

43 of 754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myrah?
754 babies have been named Myrah since 1941. It currently ranks #3577 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 51 births.
When was Myrah most popular?
Myrah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 371 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Myrah most popular?
The top states for the name Myrah are California (43 births), Texas (19 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Myrah been used?
Myrah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 84 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Myrah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myrtle, Myra, Myrna, Myrtis, 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, 1941–2024 (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.