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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: #293 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,055 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #99 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 490 boysNDMinnesota: #174 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,558 boysMNIllinois: #322 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 4,082 boysILWisconsin: #211 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,528 boysWIMichigan: #281 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,534 boysMINew York: #371 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 5,639 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedORNevada: #129 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 562 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #113 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 592 boysSDIowa: #208 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,818 boysIAIndiana: #236 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,376 boysINOhio: #243 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,851 boysOHPennsylvania: #301 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,824 boysPANew Jersey: #278 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,618 boysNJConnecticut: #294 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,330 boysCTCalifornia: #409 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 4,922 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedUTColorado: #350 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,595 boysCONebraska: #179 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,243 boysNEMissouri: #265 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,735 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWVVirginia: #263 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,401 boysVAMaryland: #267 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,879 boysMDDelaware: #147 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 991 boysDEArizona: #256 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,690 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNMKansas: #272 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,442 boysKSArkansas: #311 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,795 boysARTennessee: #268 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,421 boysTNNorth Carolina: #279 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,450 boysNCSouth Carolina: #269 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,269 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #206 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,447 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #231 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,394 boysLAMississippi: #261 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,917 boysMSAlabama: #276 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,140 boysALGeorgia: #256 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,954 boysGAHawaii: #235 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,261 boysHITexas: #479 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 5,188 boysTXFlorida: #351 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,386 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#99 · 1 in 490
  2. South Dakota#113 · 1 in 592
  3. Nevada#129 · 1 in 562
  4. Delaware#147 · 1 in 991
  5. Minnesota#174 · 1 in 1,558

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#99141 in 490
South Dakota#113131 in 592
Nevada#12961 in 562
Delaware#14751 in 991
Minnesota#174261 in 1,558
Nebraska#179131 in 1,243
District of Columbia#206101 in 1,447
Iowa#208161 in 1,818
Wisconsin#211181 in 2,528
Louisiana#231291 in 1,394
Hawaii#23561 in 1,261
Indiana#236221 in 2,376
Ohio#243371 in 2,851
Arizona#256101 in 1,690
Georgia#256241 in 1,954
Mississippi#261141 in 1,917
Virginia#263181 in 2,401
Missouri#265171 in 2,735
Maryland#267111 in 2,879
Tennessee#268161 in 2,421
South Carolina#269121 in 2,269
Kansas#27291 in 2,442
Alabama#276171 in 2,140
New Jersey#278171 in 3,618
North Carolina#279211 in 2,450
Michigan#281251 in 3,534
Washington#293101 in 3,055
Connecticut#29461 in 4,330
Pennsylvania#301231 in 4,824
Arkansas#31171 in 2,795
Illinois#322271 in 4,082
Colorado#35061 in 3,595
Florida#351161 in 3,386
New York#371311 in 5,639
California#409381 in 4,922
Texas#479231 in 5,188
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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 1962

girls
#5,293
7 births · 1 in 280,943 girls
boys
#306
644 births · 1 in 3,212 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #5,293Myron7

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #306Myron644
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 280,943 of them was named Myron, which outranked 30.2% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #4,865Yolander8
  2. #4,865Zenda8
  3. #4,865Zeta8
  4. #5,293Myron7
  5. #5,293Adalia7
  6. #5,293Adel7
  7. #5,293Adraine7
  8. #5,860Adana6
  9. #5,860Adrien6
  10. #5,860Aidee6

Tied with 566 names at #5,293; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,212 of them was named Myron, which outranked 93.4% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #303Dewayne651
  2. #303Everett651
  3. #305Christian650
  4. #306Myron644
  5. #306Lyle644
  6. #308Darrel637
  7. #309Fernando634
  8. #310Bart633

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

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →