Girls' name · since 1941
Myrah
786 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.
- #8,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,379 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 786
- born since 1941
- 2010s
- peak decade
786 babies have been named Myrah since 1941, making it today's #4379 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Myrah recorded 786 times among girls since 1941, holding rank #4379 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #8,851 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,379 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 786 born since 1941
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myrah ranks #8,851 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,379 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 786 born since 1941, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,379 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 786
- born since 1941
- 2010s
- peak decade
Myrah's 786 recorded births place it above 87.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Myrah compares
786 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Myrah's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Myrah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 786 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Myrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Myrah splits its recorded history at 2008: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Myrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Myrah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (371 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Myrah's strongest decade.
371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Myrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 129
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
371 births
- 2020s
2020s
217 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 371 births (47% of all-time use).
How Myrah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Myrah's total volume
Myrah by state
Where Myrah concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
43 of 786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Myrah's data
- Myrah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (371 total births) through the 2020s (217) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Myrahs (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myrah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~84 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1941–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Myrah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.