Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Myria isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1930. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Myria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 535
- 0 boys · 535 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 507 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Myria’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Myria, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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1% boys · 99% girls
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>99% girls
Mariela
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>99% girls
Micaela
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>99% girls
Mariah
Mariah is a feminine given name from Hebrew.
>99% girls
Malika
“destined to be queen”
>99% girls
Silvia
“a woodland dweller”
>99% girls
Miranda
“one who is worthy of admiration”
>99% girls