Lara vs Myra
Lara and Myracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lara was ranked #98 and Myra #377 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Lara was ranked #102 and Myra #381 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Lara and Myra over time
Lara and Myra appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Myra in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lara and Myra changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1968 and 2025, ending at #102 and #381.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Lara #85 in 2022, Myra #377 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lara held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Myra in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lara #85 in 2022, Myra #377 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lara #98, Myra #377.
Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1968–2025
Lara held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Myra in 2.
Highest recorded here: Lara #80 in 2020, Myra #270 in 1968.
The order changed in 1982: Lara moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #386 and #386; by 1982 that had become #425 and #467.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lara #102, Myra #381.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Lara | Myra |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #381 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lara and Myra both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Lara
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #144 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Myra
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #381 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls