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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #192, 1931boys
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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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedAKMaine: #230 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,149 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNHWashington: #330 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,503 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedIDMontana: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,534 boysMTNorth Dakota: #111 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 572 boysNDMinnesota: #178 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,704 boysMNIllinois: #307 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,798 boysILWisconsin: #261 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,238 boysWIMichigan: #282 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,951 boysMINew York: #402 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 6,955 boysNYMassachusetts: #299 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,183 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedRIOregon: #259 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,809 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #119 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 645 boysSDIowa: #191 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,790 boysIAIndiana: #233 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,381 boysINOhio: #242 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,725 boysOHPennsylvania: #263 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,852 boysPANew Jersey: #437 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,162 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #384 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 4,722 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedUTColorado: #269 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,310 boysCONebraska: #165 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,123 boysNEMissouri: #221 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,869 boysMOKentucky: #352 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,130 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWVVirginia: #400 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,435 boysVAMaryland: #318 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,588 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #325 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,566 boysNMKansas: #242 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,951 boysKSArkansas: #298 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,822 boysARTennessee: #363 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,019 boysTNNorth Carolina: #325 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,280 boysNCSouth Carolina: #333 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,628 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #237 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,132 boysDCOklahoma: #289 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,628 boysOKLouisiana: #270 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,941 boysLAMississippi: #388 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,505 boysMSAlabama: #322 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,187 boysALGeorgia: #435 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,056 boysGAHawaii: #242 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,432 boysHITexas: #510 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 6,130 boysTXFlorida: #389 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,700 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#111 · 1 in 572
  2. South Dakota#119 · 1 in 645
  3. Nebraska#165 · 1 in 1,123
  4. Minnesota#178 · 1 in 1,704
  5. Iowa#191 · 1 in 1,790

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#111131 in 572
South Dakota#119121 in 645
Nebraska#165141 in 1,123
Minnesota#178241 in 1,704
Iowa#191171 in 1,790
Missouri#221261 in 1,869
Montana#22251 in 1,534
Maine#23051 in 2,149
Indiana#233231 in 2,381
District of Columbia#23771 in 2,132
Hawaii#24251 in 1,432
Kansas#242121 in 1,951
Ohio#242421 in 2,725
Oregon#25961 in 2,809
Wisconsin#261111 in 4,238
Pennsylvania#263321 in 3,852
Colorado#26991 in 2,310
Louisiana#270221 in 1,941
Michigan#282251 in 3,951
Oklahoma#28991 in 2,628
Arkansas#29871 in 2,822
Massachusetts#29971 in 8,183
Illinois#307301 in 3,798
Maryland#31871 in 4,588
Alabama#322121 in 3,187
New Mexico#32551 in 2,566
North Carolina#325161 in 3,280
Washington#33071 in 4,503
South Carolina#33381 in 3,628
Kentucky#35271 in 5,130
Tennessee#36381 in 5,019
California#384371 in 4,722
Mississippi#38861 in 4,505
Florida#389111 in 4,700
Virginia#40081 in 5,435
New York#402261 in 6,955
Georgia#43581 in 6,056
New Jersey#43761 in 10,162
Texas#510201 in 6,130
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Delaware———
Idaho———
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New Hampshire———
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Utah———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

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 1958

girls
#6,103
5 births · 1 in 402,324 girls
boys
#316
582 births · 1 in 3,647 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #6,103Myron5

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #316Myron582
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 402,324 of them was named Myron, which outranked 13.2% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #5,408Zebbie6
  2. #5,408Zelphia6
  3. #5,408Zondra6
  4. #6,103Myron5
  5. #6,103Abigale5
  6. #6,103Adalia5
  7. #6,103Adaline5

Tied with 927 names at #6,103; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 3,647 of them was named Myron, which outranked 93.0% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #313Grant587
  2. #314Willard586
  3. #315Cary583
  4. #316Myron582
  5. #316Marion582
  6. #316Sylvester582
  7. #319Jaime581
  8. #320Phil576
  9. #321Edmund573

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →