Myrna

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #11,122 · Last seen for boys in 1943 at #3,538
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1938 · 1,801 births
Debut · girls
11 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
31,700
since 1885

Myrna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Myrna has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #134, 1938girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025——
2024#11,1228—
2023#8,98911—
2022#9,05611—
2021#8,97811—
2020#6,62917—
2019#6,17619—
2018#7,10016—
2017#7,84014—
2016#7,23016—
2015#8,00814—
2014#7,63615—
2013#5,83422—
2012#5,89522—
2011#6,56419—
2010#7,21717—
2009#5,89123—
2008#5,57425—
2007#6,81219—
2006#4,81129—
2005#4,26732—
2004#4,17233—
2003#4,03433—
2002#3,59537—
2001#3,86433—
2000#3,52737—
1999#3,14841—
1998#3,17339—
1997#3,36534—
1996#2,55849—
1995#2,78843—
1994#2,38154—
1993#2,45151—
1992#2,15662—
1991#1,93372—
1990#2,10162—
1989#2,02762—
1988#1,73873—
1987#1,83863—
1986#1,75166—
1985#1,68069—
1984#1,44680—
1983#1,43481—
1982#1,30896—
1981#1,40687—
1980#1,197110—
1979#1,270100—
1978#1,202104—
1977#1,027130—
1976#949134—
1975#984125—
1974#798169—
1973#947127—
1972#863149—
1971#836164—
1970#848159—
1969#742187—
1968#801158—
1967#705192—
1966#675207—
1965#640234—
1964#579291—
1963#559306—
1962#534335—
1961#522347—
1960#503373—
1959#482403—
1958#469411—
1957#457431—
1956#430452—
1955#427429—
1954#449384—
1953#440388—
1952#453362—
1951#371478—
1950#381448—
1949#383422—
1948#349493—
1947#308646—
1946#292620—
1945#291568—
1944#276635—
1943#234839#3,5385
1942#1901,104—
1941#1611,371#3,5055
1940#1501,471#2,8717
1939#1441,600—
1938#1341,801#2,8687
1937#1371,652#3,1756
1936#1491,396#3,1476
1935#1761,059—
1934#211836#3,2776
1933#254571—
1932#307422—
1931#314415—
1930#303483—
1929#317429—
1928#372335—
1927#490203—
1926#569157—
1925#627136—
1924#659129—
1923#642131—
1922#601144—
1921#625139—
1920#617134—
1919#558152—
1918#616132—
1917#635115—
1916#536153—
1915#570128—
1914#58594—
1913#65962—
1912#77042—
1911#53561—
1910#81228—
1909#83124—
1908#58341—
1907#81921—
1906#73125—
1905#82520—
1904#77321—
1903#71222—
1902#77320—
1901#68422—
1900#63930—
1899#83515—
1898#92014—
1897#86714—
1896#84315—
1895#98611—
1894#81214—
1893#1,0918—
1892#1,4505—
1891#1,0068—
1890#1,0068—
1889#1,2795—
1888#9598—
1887#1,0366—
1886——
1885#65811—
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five girls were named Myrna! It came in at #658, and was given to 11 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Myrna is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedNHWashington: #428 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,567 girlsWAIdaho: #239 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsIDMontana: #111 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 458 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #195 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsNDMinnesota: #358 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,409 girlsMNIllinois: #404 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,223 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedWIMichigan: #473 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,734 girlsMINew York: #267 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 2,238 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedRIOregon: #249 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,844 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #165 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 825 girlsSDIowa: #324 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,555 girlsIAIndiana: #453 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,655 girlsINOhio: #577 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,555 girlsOHPennsylvania: #584 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 11,107 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #456 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,865 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedUTColorado: #331 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,709 girlsCONebraska: #271 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsNEMissouri: #295 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,755 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedWVVirginia: #527 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,733 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedNMKansas: #265 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,060 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedARTennessee: #535 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,407 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #327 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,685 girlsOKLouisiana: #494 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,076 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Myrna, so not publishedALGeorgia: #532 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,341 girlsGAHawaii: #215 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 838 girlsHITexas: #703 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,878 girlsTXFlorida: #351 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,974 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#111 · 1 in 458
  2. South Dakota#165 · 1 in 825
  3. North Dakota#195 · 1 in 1,147
  4. Hawaii#215 · 1 in 838
  5. Idaho#239 · 1 in 1,259

Best ever in a state: #26 in Montana, 1941.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#111141 in 458
South Dakota#16591 in 825
North Dakota#19561 in 1,147
Hawaii#21571 in 838
Idaho#23951 in 1,259
Oregon#24991 in 1,844
Kansas#265101 in 2,060
New York#267691 in 2,238
Nebraska#27161 in 2,408
Missouri#295151 in 2,755
Iowa#32481 in 3,555
Oklahoma#32781 in 2,685
Colorado#33161 in 2,709
Florida#351111 in 2,974
Minnesota#35881 in 4,409
Illinois#404181 in 5,223
Washington#42861 in 4,567
Indiana#45371 in 6,655
California#456271 in 4,865
Michigan#473121 in 6,734
Louisiana#49471 in 5,076
Virginia#52751 in 7,733
Georgia#53261 in 7,341
Tennessee#53551 in 7,407
Ohio#57791 in 10,555
Pennsylvania#584101 in 11,107
Texas#703121 in 8,878
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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 Myrna
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 279 spots in 1894 (#1,091 → #812)
  • Biggest drop: 320 spots in 1889 (#959 → #1,279)
Rise & fade · girls
53 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 1938 at #134 (1,801 births)
  • Births halved by 1943, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 85 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1894–1976
Share of babies · girls
1 in 613
  • Highest: 1 in 613 girls born in 1938 were named Myrna (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 202,524 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 32.3% of all girls named Myrna (10,235) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s30#658 (1885)#983
1890s112#812 (1894)#982
1900s246#583 (1908)#737
1910s967#535 (1911)#628
1920s1,937#317 (1929)#552
1930s10,235#134 (1938)#213
1940s8,169#150 (1940)#263
1950s4,186#371 (1951)#436
1960s2,630#503 (1960)#626
1970s1,361#798 (1974)#972
1980s787#1,197 (1980)#1,583
1990s507#1,933 (1991)#2,605
2000s301#3,527 (2000)#4,655
2010s174#5,834 (2013)#6,950
2020s58#6,629 (2020)#8,955

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.

Myrna in 1952

girls
#453
362 births · 1 in 5,122 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #453Myrna362
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 5,122 of them was named Myrna, which outranked 92.9% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myrna
  1. #450Myrtle366
  2. #451Antonia365
  3. #452Denice363
  4. #453Myrna362
  5. #454Katharine359
  6. #455Jerri353
  7. #456Cathryn351
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1952 →