Myron

Last seen for girls in 1985 at #9,307 · #1,644 for boys in 2025, 102 births
Given to boys 99.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
1931 · 680 births
Debut · boys
42 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
45,369
since 1880

Myron over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Myron has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #192, 1931boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,644102
2024—#1,68599
2023—#1,94180
2022—#1,678102
2021—#1,74093
2020—#1,67994
2019—#1,523111
2018—#1,443121
2017—#1,449118
2016—#1,563105
2015—#1,567103
2014—#1,465111
2013—#1,387121
2012—#1,448114
2011—#1,404118
2010—#1,299132
2009—#1,381123
2008—#1,303133
2007—#1,237142
2006—#1,121155
2005—#1,307116
2004—#1,114142
2003—#1,181126
2002—#1,079139
2001—#1,007150
2000—#921167
1999—#905165
1998—#807189
1997—#814180
1996—#849164
1995—#883153
1994—#761192
1993—#743197
1992—#680232
1991—#670229
1990—#679222
1989—#618255
1988—#578254
1987—#591235
1986—#555257
1985#9,3076#536264
1984—#492292
1983—#498287
1982#8,2247#520268
1981—#475308
1980#10,3925#478309
1979—#440336
1978#8,5626#460303
1977#6,8928#433337
1976—#419343
1975#7,1737#404363
1974—#385406
1973#7,4356#413357
1972#8,2925#406377
1971#7,3886#390426
1970#7,9955#408399
1969#7,4715#382418
1968#6,2466#370446
1967#5,4577#369409
1966#6,5645#373414
1965#3,95211#341498
1964#4,09611#326575
1963#5,2967#311643
1962#5,2937#306644
1961—#300663
1960#3,92011#315613
1959#5,0317#314611
1958#6,1035#316582
1957#4,5368#290659
1956#4,1619#275710
1955#3,37712#290610
1954—#280635
1953#3,48011#275640
1952#2,67116#266662
1951—#260663
1950#3,05212#294531
1949#3,8928#296517
1948#3,8838#304518
1947#3,44810#296543
1946#3,6658#273552
1945—#265491
1944—#248542
1943#2,69512#245575
1942#2,31115#232599
1941—#214623
1940#2,42412#219567
1939#3,7826#217560
1938#3,8476#211580
1937—#231513
1936#3,7016#227501
1935#3,7426#206585
1934#3,8026#211576
1933#3,1098#209561
1932#3,9016#208620
1931#3,8486#192680
1930#2,30614#194713
1929#2,19115#200657
1928#3,1649#204667
1927#3,2849#208654
1926#2,87211#222609
1925#2,77812#224593
1924—#220608
1923#4,9675#213603
1922#3,15210#234561
1921#4,4646#216612
1920#2,89911#229548
1919—#223546
1918#4,2916#208609
1917#4,5945#223489
1916#3,9196#214514
1915#4,2745#215484
1914—#218366
1913#3,1875#227276
1912—#227231
1911—#251104
1910—#30465
1909—#29659
1908—#29355
1907—#31346
1906—#27352
1905—#31142
1904—#25756
1903—#29043
1902—#32636
1901—#25944
1900—#25663
1899—#29435
1898—#28840
1897—#27942
1896—#33831
1895—#31034
1894—#38723
1893—#29235
1892—#32033
1891—#26936
1890—#34526
1889—#28834
1888—#31432
1887—#31128
1886—#32128
1885—#38821
1884—#37522
1883—#35922
1882—#34726
1881—#29629
1880—#25842
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Myron was already there! It came in at #258, and was given to 42 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1887, when fewer than 30 boys a year got the name.

Where Myron is popular in 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedAKMaine: #176 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,074 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNHWashington: #184 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,405 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #125 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 614 boysNDMinnesota: #88 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 428 boysMNIllinois: #178 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,477 boysILWisconsin: #93 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 476 boysWIMichigan: #182 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,460 boysMINew York: #138 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,227 boysNYMassachusetts: #143 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,555 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #147 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 837 boysSDIowa: #168 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,283 boysIAIndiana: #170 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,355 boysINOhio: #134 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,061 boysOHPennsylvania: #248 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,532 boysPANew Jersey: #148 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,486 boysNJConnecticut: #150 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,519 boysCTCalifornia: #222 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,742 boysCAUtah: #152 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 723 boysUTColorado: #192 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,238 boysCONebraska: #126 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 624 boysNEMissouri: #223 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,977 boysMOKentucky: #475 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,182 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNMKansas: #155 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 987 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #403 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,588 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedMSAlabama: #353 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,324 boysALGeorgia: #410 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,726 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#88 · 1 in 428
  2. Wisconsin#93 · 1 in 476
  3. North Dakota#125 · 1 in 614
  4. Nebraska#126 · 1 in 624
  5. Ohio#134 · 1 in 1,061

Best ever in a state: #41 in North Dakota, 1937.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#88501 in 428
Wisconsin#93501 in 476
North Dakota#125101 in 614
Nebraska#126191 in 624
Ohio#134501 in 1,061
New York#138781 in 1,227
Massachusetts#143221 in 1,555
South Dakota#14771 in 837
New Jersey#148201 in 1,486
Connecticut#15081 in 1,519
Utah#15271 in 723
Kansas#155161 in 987
Iowa#168161 in 1,283
Indiana#170191 in 1,355
Maine#17661 in 1,074
Illinois#178401 in 1,477
Michigan#182271 in 1,460
Washington#18471 in 1,405
Colorado#19271 in 1,238
California#222211 in 1,742
Missouri#223151 in 1,977
Pennsylvania#248251 in 3,532
Alabama#35381 in 3,324
Oklahoma#40351 in 4,588
Georgia#41061 in 4,726
Kentucky#47551 in 5,182
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Myron
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 41 spots since 2024 (#1,685 → #1,644)
  • 35 spots since 2020 (#1,679 → #1,644)
  • 77 spots since 2015 (#1,567 → #1,644)
  • Biggest jump: 77 spots in 1895 (#387 → #310)
  • Biggest drop: 122 spots in 1995 (#761 → #883)
Rise & fade · boys
51 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1931 at #192 (680 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 46 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 121 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1880–2000
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,529
  • Highest: 1 in 1,529 boys born in 1931 were named Myron (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,746 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 13.9% of all boys named Myron (6,303) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s284#258 (1880)#326
1890s335#269 (1891)#312
1900s496#256 (1900)#287
1910s3,684#208 (1918)#231
1920s6,112#200 (1929)#217
1930s5,889#192 (1931)#211
1940s5,527#214 (1941)#259
1950s6,303#260 (1951)#286
1960s5,323#300 (1961)#339
1970s3,647#385 (1974)#416
1980s2,729#475 (1981)#534
1990s1,923#670 (1991)#779
2000s1,393#921 (2000)#1,165
2010s1,154#1,299 (2010)#1,455
2020s570#1,644 (2025)#1,728

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Myron in 1925

girls
#2,778
12 births · 1 in 101,449 girls
boys
#224
593 births · 1 in 1,882 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #2,778Myron12

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #224Myron593
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 101,449 of them was named Myron, which outranked 51.9% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #2,617Zera13
  2. #2,617Zilla13
  3. #2,617Zina13
  4. #2,778Myron12
  5. #2,778Allice12
  6. #2,778Almeter12
  7. #2,778Altie12
  8. #2,939Aaron11
  9. #2,939Adelyne11
  10. #2,939Adina11

Tied with 160 names at #2,778; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,882 of them was named Myron, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #221Norbert609
  2. #222Burton597
  3. #223Eldon595
  4. #224Myron593
  5. #225Karl589
  6. #226Murray587
  7. #227Owen582
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →