About the name Myra
Myra was a seventeenth-century English poetic invention before Indian parents adopted it as a Mira spelling that needs no correction abroad. That convergence has made it one of the few names charting simultaneously in Mumbai nurseries and American top-500 lists.
Myra is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced MY-rah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 42 out of 100, which places it in the uncommon band — familiar to everyone, yet rarely duplicated in the same room. Its strongest period was the 2020s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Myra?
Myra sits at approximately #340 in recent US rankings. Roughly 210 people per million carry it — about 1 in 4,762. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Myra
- Myra HessBritish concert pianist who ran wartime lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery
Spellings and variants of Myra
Names similar to Myra
Kiara
kee-AH-rah
Dark-haired; also read as a form of Kiran, a ray of light
Meera
MEE-rah
Ocean, boundary; borne by Mirabai, the Rajput saint-poet devoted to Krishna
Tara
TAH-rah
Star; also a goddess in her own right and the wife of Brihaspati
Mangal
MUN-gul
Auspicious, also the planet Mars
Maya
MY-ah
Illusion, also Queen Maya, mother of the Buddha
Sindhu
SIN-dhoo
The Indus river, also the sea, and a classical raga
Dhara
DHAA-rah
A steady stream, continuous flow
Ila
EE-lah
Puranic figure who changed sex, also earth and sacred speech in the Vedas
Myra — frequently asked questions
What does the name Myra mean?
Myra means "Admirable, sweet; also read as a variant of Mira, ocean". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Myra?
Myra is pronounced MY-rah, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Myra?
Myra scores 42 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it uncommon. Roughly 1 in every 4,762 people carry it — about 210 per million.
What is the numerology number for Myra?
Myra carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 2.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Myra?
The lucky number for Myra is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.
Is Myra a popular name?
Myra currently sits around rank #340 in the United States, and its strongest period was the 2020s.