Given name
Omyra
“resembling the fragrant oil”
Omyra is a form of Myra. In Greek use, Myra carries the interpretation “resembling the fragrant oil.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Omyra carries the interpretation “resembling the fragrant oil.” Omyra is a form of Myra. In Greek use, Myra carries the interpretation “resembling the fragrant oil.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Omyra is used as a form of Myra.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Omyra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 7 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 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1971.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Omyra’s family of names
Omyra is a form of Myra. Omyra has a related form in Omeara. Omyra has a related form in Omeera.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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