Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Amyra

Meaning Spelling variant of Amira Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,153 Trend ↑ Rising 37%

Spelling variant of Amira.

Rank 2025
#1,153
among girls · ↓183 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
201
named Amyra · -25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,996
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
267 babies
All-time total
2,935
#3,648 all-time among girls
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Amyra popularity over time

2,935 babies have been named Amyra since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 37 4 – #10,540
2000s 377 38 +919% #2,488
2010s 1,177 118 +212% #1,275
2020s (to 2025) 1,344 224 +90% #970

Where Amyra is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 211 0.13 outside top 500
2027 220 0.14 outside top 500
2028 228 0.14 outside top 500
2029 235 0.15 outside top 500
2030 241 0.15 outside top 500

Where Amyra is most popular

Girls named Amyra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.141 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Amyra born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 55 0.305 +116%
New York 110 0.278 +96%
Michigan 41 0.225 +59%
Georgia 48 0.211 +49%
Illinois 47 0.205 +45%
North Carolina 44 0.193 +37%
Florida 82 0.192 +36%
Arkansas 10 0.189 +34%
Connecticut 10 0.172 +22%
Indiana 22 0.157 +11%
Washington 22 0.152 +8%
Ohio 36 0.152 +7%
Texas 122 0.152 +7%
Virginia 25 0.147 ≈ national
Maryland 15 0.142 ≈ national
Wisconsin 14 0.136 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 30 0.127 -10%
California 101 0.120 -15%
Massachusetts 13 0.108 -24%
Missouri 12 0.100 -30%
Tennessee 12 0.076 -46%
Colorado 7 0.063 -56%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -60%
Arizona 7 0.050 -65%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Amyra

Amyra is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,153 in 2025 with 201 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 2,935 American babies have been named Amyra. Its peak came in 2024, when 267 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amyra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amyra?

The median living Amyra is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 2,900 people named Amyra are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amyra year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 201 #1,153
2024 267 #970
2023 257 #994
2022 237 #1,066
2021 185 #1,262
2020 197 #1,177
2019 182 #1,275
2018 167 #1,346
2017 157 #1,441
2016 115 #1,799
2015 148 #1,520
2014 87 #2,179
2013 87 #2,154
2012 78 #2,377
2011 80 #2,326
2010 76 #2,452
2009 76 #2,488
2008 59 #2,960
2007 47 #3,486
2006 37 #3,998
2005 50 #3,130
2004 30 #4,501
2003 20 #5,818
2002 24 #4,914
2001 17 #6,345
2000 17 #6,228
1995 5 #13,529
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Famous people named Amyra

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Amyra Dastur Amyra Dastur Indian actress (born 1993) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amyra, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amyra?

The median living Amyra is about 6 years old. Half of all living Amyras are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Amyra are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Amyra are alive in the United States, based on 2,935 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Amyra mean?

Spelling variant of Amira.

How popular is the name Amyra in 2025?

Amyra ranked #1,153 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 201 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amyra?

2,935 babies have been named Amyra in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amyra most popular?

Amyra peaked in 2024, when 267 newborns received the name.

Is Amyra a boy or girl name?

Amyra is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Amyra rising or falling?

Amyra is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amyra become more popular?

Amyra is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 241 girls named Amyra in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Amyra?

Well-known people named Amyra include Amyra Dastur (actor).

Names like Amyra

Names that sound and feel close to Amyra: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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