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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #89 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 436 boysNDMinnesota: #128 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 990 boysMNIllinois: #225 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,649 boysILWisconsin: #137 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,305 boysWIMichigan: #243 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,381 boysMINew York: #248 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 3,508 boysNYMassachusetts: #301 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,499 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedRIOregon: #254 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,802 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #118 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 673 boysSDIowa: #198 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,770 boysIAIndiana: #183 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,728 boysINOhio: #197 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,215 boysOHPennsylvania: #307 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 6,775 boysPANew Jersey: #243 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,601 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #323 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 4,208 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedCONebraska: #162 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,235 boysNEMissouri: #272 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,473 boysMOKentucky: #427 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,144 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWVVirginia: #351 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,627 boysVAMaryland: #232 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,713 boysMDDelaware: 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: #170 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,171 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedARTennessee: #425 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,841 boysTNNorth Carolina: #380 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,023 boysNCSouth Carolina: #298 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,566 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #352 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,541 boysLAMississippi: #347 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,157 boysMSAlabama: #400 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,436 boysALGeorgia: #292 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,102 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedHITexas: #743 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,979 boysTXFlorida: #356 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,351 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#89 · 1 in 436
  2. South Dakota#118 · 1 in 673
  3. Minnesota#128 · 1 in 990
  4. Wisconsin#137 · 1 in 1,305
  5. Nebraska#162 · 1 in 1,235

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#89171 in 436
South Dakota#118121 in 673
Minnesota#128361 in 990
Wisconsin#137301 in 1,305
Nebraska#162121 in 1,235
Kansas#170171 in 1,171
Indiana#183261 in 1,728
Ohio#197411 in 2,215
Iowa#198171 in 1,770
Illinois#225351 in 2,649
Maryland#23291 in 2,713
Michigan#243231 in 3,381
New Jersey#243101 in 4,601
New York#248431 in 3,508
Oregon#25461 in 2,802
Missouri#272121 in 3,473
Georgia#292141 in 3,102
South Carolina#29881 in 3,566
Massachusetts#30151 in 9,499
Pennsylvania#307161 in 6,775
California#323291 in 4,208
Mississippi#34771 in 4,157
Virginia#35181 in 4,627
Louisiana#352101 in 3,541
Florida#35671 in 4,351
North Carolina#380101 in 5,023
Alabama#40071 in 5,436
Tennessee#42551 in 7,841
Kentucky#42751 in 7,144
Texas#74381 in 12,979
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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 1950

girls
#3,052
12 births · 1 in 142,755 girls
boys
#294
531 births · 1 in 3,371 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #3,052Myron12

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #294Myron531
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 142,755 of them was named Myron, which outranked 50.0% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #2,909Youlanda13
  2. #2,909Zenaida13
  3. #2,909Zoraida13
  4. #3,052Myron12
  5. #3,052Aleen12
  6. #3,052Aloha12
  7. #3,052Alona12
  8. #3,235Acquanetta11
  9. #3,235Adair11
  10. #3,235Albina11

Tied with 182 names at #3,052; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 3,371 of them was named Myron, which outranked 93.0% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #291Jeff539
  2. #292Preston535
  3. #293Pedro533
  4. #294Myron531
  5. #295Darrel530
  6. #295Monte530
  7. #297Wade529
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →