Myra vs Therese
Myra and Theresecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1999, Myra was ranked #439 and Therese #355 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Myra was ranked #455 and Therese #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Myra and Therese over time
Myra and Therese appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Therese reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Myra in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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
Myra and Therese changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2023, ending at #455 and #4709.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Myra rose about as far as Therese fell — from #2096 and #2096 in 1996 to #455 and #4709 in 2023.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Myra #270 in 1968, Therese #119 in 1966.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2023
Myra held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Therese in 1.
Highest recorded here: Myra #449 in 2022, Therese #2084 in 2005.
The order changed in 2008: Myra moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #2895 and #2895; by 2008 that had become #1584 and #5545.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Myra #455, Therese #4709.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1964–1999
Myra held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Therese in 19.
Highest recorded here: Myra #270 in 1968, Therese #119 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Myra #439, Therese #355.
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 | Myra | Therese |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #381 (2025) | Norway · Girls #487 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Myra has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Therese.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Therese
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #487 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls