Names › Girl › S › Shyra
Girl name

Shyra

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Shyra has been given to about 857 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 839
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shyra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 47
  • Born in 20250
  • All time857
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Shyra?

Its best year was 1994, when 47 babies were given the name, ranking 2655th. The typical living American called Shyra is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Shyra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shira0.89
  2. Shyla0.79
  3. Shara0.78
  4. Myra0.70
  5. Kyra0.70
  6. Tyra0.70
  7. Lyra0.70
  8. Zaira0.67

Middle names for Shyra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shyra Josephine0.84
  2. Shyra Rose0.83
  3. Shyra Louise0.83
  4. Shyra June0.82
  5. Shyra Pearl0.82
  6. Shyra Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shyra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.80
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.80
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.79
  4. Kareembrother · 0.78
  5. Elishaeither · 0.78
  6. Marisolsister · 0.76

Where Shyra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shyra White0.78
    2. Shyra Reyes0.78
    3. Shyra Nguyen0.78
    4. Shyra Moore0.78
    5. Shyra Lee0.78
    6. Shyra Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shyra

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.