Myria
Feminine
Myria is a three-syllable name close to Maria and Myra, with a y that makes it look Greek. It sounds almost exactly like the start of myriad, a word that once meant a precise number.
How old is the name Myria?
Myria first appears in US birth records in 1930 — 95 years ago. The typical Myria alive today was born around 1982, making them about 43 years old. About 500 people named Myria are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Myria most popular?
Myria peaked in 1959, reaching #3619 nationally. See the whole 1959 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Myria
In Greek, a myrias was exactly ten thousand, the largest number with its own word, and English borrowed it as myriad, a number too large to count. Myria sounds like the beginning of that word, though it most likely came from Maria or Myra with a y. A name that echoes a countless multitude is a generous thing to carry.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Myria. It may be a spelling of Maria or Myra, and it resembles Greek myrias, ten thousand, but no record ties it to any of them.
Pronouncing Myria
MEER-ee-uh
Stress on the first syllable. Some say MY-ree-uh.
Nicknames for Myria
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1930
- Most girls named
- 199121 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3619reached in 1959
- Change vs 2011
- +33.3%8 in 2021, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Myrias among us
people named Myria are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Myria sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds familiar and soft.
- It is rare, so she will seldom share it.
- People will write Maria or Myra.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Myrias are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Myria are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Myria in 2025?
- Myria is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Myria with classmates?
- Myria will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with M, all years combined.
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