Myrah
Myrah was the 4431st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 3181st; the most babies were born in 2016 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved down 914 places. More babies were named Myrah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mira) Origin uncertain · Hindi, Latin, Slavic
- Rank in 2025
- #4,431 girls, down 610 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201651 babies
- Total since 1880
- 786babies recorded
What does the name Myrah mean?
Myrah is a spelling of Mira, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mira's meaning and origin.
Mira has several unrelated sources. Wiktionary lists the Hindi name Mīrā, after the 16th-century poet-saint Mirabai; Slavic names built on mir, "peace"; and short forms of Miranda or Miriam. Mira is also a star in the constellation Cetus, named in 1662 from Latin mira, "wonderful". Which source a family has in mind varies, so no single meaning is given.
मीरा (Hindi, “Mira (name of a poet-saint)”)mīra (Latin, “wonderful”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Several unrelated sources.
Related names: Myra, Miranda, Miriam, Meera.
See also: Sanskrit and Indian names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mira', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Mira', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Myrah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,431 | 32 |
| 2020 | #3,821 | 38 |
| 2010 | #5,544 | 25 |
| 2000 | #12,723 | 7 |
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How popular is Myrah, counting every spelling?
Myrah is a spelling of Mira, a name family that ranked #339 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,431 for Myrah on its own. Together these spellings went to 974 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mira | 916 | #335 | 3,799 |
| Myrah | 32 | #4,431 | 179 |
| Mirah | 14 | #7,767 | 96 |
| Mirra | 12 | #8,700 | 59 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Myrah?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Myrah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Myrah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Myrah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Myrah?
About 800 people born in the US named Myrah are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Myrah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Myrah by state
How common Myrah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Myrah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Myrah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Myrah
What does Myrah mean?
The origin of Mira is uncertain: several unrelated sources.
How popular is the name Myrah?
Myrah was the 4431st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 3181st; the most babies were born in 2016 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved down 914 places. More babies were named Myrah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Myrah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Myrah in the US.
Where is Myrah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Myrah was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.