Myrl
Last seen for girls in 1956 at #5,952 · Last seen for boys in 1972 at #4,986
Given to girls 59.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1899 · 24 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,831since 1887
Myrl over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1972 | — | #4,986 | 5 | |
| 1971 | — | #4,375 | 6 | |
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| 1969 | — | #3,935 | 6 | |
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| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
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| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
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| 1962 | — | #2,364 | 12 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,148 | 15 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,665 | 6 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,414 | 12 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,370 | 12 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,274 | 13 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #2,091 | 15 |
| 1955 | — | #2,435 | 11 | |
| 1954 | — | #3,176 | 7 | |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #2,111 | 13 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #1,519 | 23 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #1,557 | 21 |
| 1945 | #2,237 | 15 | #1,697 | 16 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #1,890 | 14 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #1,529 | 21 |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | #1,682 | 18 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | #1,588 | 19 |
| 1940 | #2,109 | 15 | #1,334 | 25 |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | #1,238 | 28 |
| 1938 | #2,113 | 15 | #1,221 | 29 |
| 1937 | #1,493 | 25 | #1,094 | 35 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | #1,417 | 22 |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | #1,326 | 26 |
| 1934 | #1,221 | 34 | #1,386 | 24 |
| 1933 | #1,330 | 29 | #1,310 | 26 |
| 1932 | #1,448 | 27 | #1,584 | 20 |
| 1931 | #1,394 | 28 | #1,589 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1,403 | 30 | #1,533 | 23 |
| 1929 | #1,078 | 46 | #1,339 | 28 |
| 1928 | #1,191 | 41 | #1,125 | 39 |
| 1927 | #1,042 | 54 | #1,516 | 25 |
| 1926 | #1,181 | 42 | #1,379 | 28 |
| 1925 | #996 | 56 | #1,451 | 26 |
| 1924 | #929 | 67 | #1,093 | 43 |
| 1923 | #928 | 62 | #1,194 | 36 |
| 1922 | #939 | 62 | #1,367 | 29 |
| 1921 | #1,035 | 53 | #1,069 | 43 |
| 1920 | #787 | 84 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1919 | #984 | 53 | #1,159 | 36 |
| 1918 | #832 | 74 | #1,094 | 39 |
| 1917 | #904 | 58 | #1,092 | 37 |
| 1916 | #737 | 84 | #964 | 44 |
| 1915 | #927 | 51 | #1,054 | 37 |
| 1914 | #901 | 42 | #1,492 | 17 |
| 1913 | #810 | 42 | #1,146 | 20 |
| 1912 | #868 | 33 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #825 | 27 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #896 | 23 | — | |
| 1909 | #813 | 25 | #1,083 | 8 |
| 1908 | #809 | 23 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #871 | 19 | — | |
| 1906 | #765 | 23 | #852 | 9 |
| 1905 | #683 | 27 | — | |
| 1904 | #938 | 15 | — | |
| 1903 | #789 | 19 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #797 | 19 | #933 | 7 |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | — | |
| 1900 | #725 | 25 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #629 | 24 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #790 | 18 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #867 | 14 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #813 | 16 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | #815 | 15 | — | |
| 1894 | #905 | 12 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | — | |
| 1892 | #638 | 20 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | — | |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Myrl! It came in at #1,147, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1954–2025, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Myrl is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Missouri#423 · 1 in 4,121
- Oklahoma#436 · 1 in 3,668
- Kentucky#460 · 1 in 4,810
- Georgia#471 · 1 in 5,225
- Texas#752 · 1 in 7,507
Best ever in a state: #146 in Utah, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | #423 | 7 | 1 in 4,121 |
| Oklahoma | #436 | 5 | 1 in 3,668 |
| Kentucky | #460 | 5 | 1 in 4,810 |
| Georgia | #471 | 6 | 1 in 5,225 |
| Texas | #752 | 6 | 1 in 7,507 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Myrl
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1956
- Biggest jump: 455 spots in 1892 (#1,093 → #638)
- Biggest drop: 385 spots in 1893 (#638 → #1,023)
- Debuted 1887
- Peaked 1899 at #629 (24 births)
- Births halved by 1939, 40 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 33 yrs · run 1894–1920
- Highest: 1 in 9,709 girls born in 1899 were named Myrl (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 401,541 girls born in 1956 (0.00%)
- 31.0% of all girls named Myrl (567) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1952, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | #1,136 (1888) | #1,187 |
| 1890s | 144 | #629 (1899) | #851 |
| 1900s | 212 | #683 (1905) | #799 |
| 1910s | 487 | #737 (1916) | #868 |
| 1920s | 567 | #787 (1920) | #1,011 |
| 1930s | 237 | #1,221 (1934) | #1,651 |
| 1940s | 131 | #1,994 (1943) | #2,790 |
| 1950s | 37 | #3,552 (1952) | #4,554 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Myrl in 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 12,433 of them was named Myrl, which outranked 85.7% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 20,229 of them was named Myrl, which outranked 78.7% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).