Amyra
Girl name · #1159 in 2025 · Rare
Amyra ranks #1159 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 201 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1520, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 8,955 girls born in 2025 was named Amyra.
The 33-year story
Amyra first appears in the Social Security records in 1992, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 267 babies and a rank of #970. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Amyra per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Amyra in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Amyra is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Amyra will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Amyra is most common
Geography matters for names, and Amyra is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Amyra is most common in MI (0.3 per 1,000), IL (0.3 per 1,000), GA (0.2 per 1,000), PA (0.2 per 1,000), OH (0.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Amyra is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Amyra
Statistically, parents drawn to Amyra tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ayra, Zyra, Amayra, Anora, and Adira.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Amyra | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 201 | #1150 |
| 2024 | 267 | #970 |
| 2023 | 257 | #994 |
| 2022 | 237 | #1066 |
| 2021 | 185 | #1262 |
| 2020 | 197 | #1177 |
| 2019 | 182 | #1274 |
| 2018 | 167 | #1346 |
| 2017 | 157 | #1441 |
| 2016 | 115 | #1799 |
| 2015 | 148 | #1520 |
| 2014 | 87 | #2176 |
| 2013 | 87 | #2152 |
| 2012 | 78 | #2373 |
| 2011 | 80 | #2326 |
| 2010 | 76 | #2451 |
| 2009 | 76 | #2485 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2957 |
| 2007 | 47 | #3482 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3992 |
| 2005 | 50 | #3126 |
| 2004 | 30 | #4492 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5795 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4906 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6322 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Amyra a popular girl name?
Amyra ranked #1159 among girls in 2025 with 201 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1520.
When was the name Amyra most popular?
Amyra peaked in 2024, when 267 American girls received the name (ranked #970 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Amyra?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 8,955 newborn American girls was named Amyra. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.