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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #192, 1931boys
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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—#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 1963

  • 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: #342 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,124 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedIDMontana: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,156 boysMTNorth Dakota: #90 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 448 boysNDMinnesota: #169 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,613 boysMNIllinois: #300 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,267 boysILWisconsin: #330 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,279 boysWIMichigan: #223 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,206 boysMINew York: #382 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 5,630 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: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #150 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 819 boysSDIowa: #172 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,477 boysIAIndiana: #253 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,565 boysINOhio: #275 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,331 boysOHPennsylvania: #300 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,742 boysPANew Jersey: #380 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,868 boysNJConnecticut: #309 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,214 boysCTCalifornia: #372 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,912 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedCONebraska: #170 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,180 boysNEMissouri: #271 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,786 boysMOKentucky: #296 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,307 boysKYWest Virginia: #270 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,835 boysWVVirginia: #387 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,391 boysVAMaryland: #264 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,977 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedDEArizona: #249 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,510 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNMKansas: #170 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,029 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedARTennessee: #272 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,542 boysTNNorth Carolina: #313 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,966 boysNCSouth Carolina: #249 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,923 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,935 boysDCOklahoma: #355 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,755 boysOKLouisiana: #253 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,723 boysLAMississippi: #261 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,845 boysMSAlabama: #247 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,669 boysALGeorgia: #295 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,473 boysGAHawaii: #226 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,222 boysHITexas: #396 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 3,392 boysTXFlorida: #324 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,971 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#90 · 1 in 448
  2. South Dakota#150 · 1 in 819
  3. Minnesota#169 · 1 in 1,613
  4. Kansas#170 · 1 in 1,029
  5. Nebraska#170 · 1 in 1,180

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#90151 in 448
South Dakota#15091 in 819
Minnesota#169241 in 1,613
Kansas#170201 in 1,029
Nebraska#170131 in 1,180
Iowa#172191 in 1,477
Montana#19361 in 1,156
Michigan#223391 in 2,206
Hawaii#22661 in 1,222
Alabama#247211 in 1,669
Arizona#249111 in 1,510
South Carolina#249141 in 1,923
Indiana#253201 in 2,565
Louisiana#253231 in 1,723
Mississippi#261141 in 1,845
Maryland#264111 in 2,977
West Virginia#27061 in 2,835
Missouri#271161 in 2,786
Tennessee#272151 in 2,542
Ohio#275311 in 3,331
District of Columbia#29451 in 2,935
Georgia#295191 in 2,473
Kentucky#296101 in 3,307
Illinois#300331 in 3,267
Pennsylvania#300231 in 4,742
Connecticut#30951 in 5,214
North Carolina#313171 in 2,966
Florida#324181 in 2,971
Wisconsin#33071 in 6,279
Washington#34271 in 4,124
Oklahoma#35561 in 3,755
California#372481 in 3,912
New Jersey#38091 in 6,868
New York#382311 in 5,630
Virginia#38781 in 5,391
Texas#396341 in 3,392
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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 1963

girls
#5,296
7 births · 1 in 275,358 girls
boys
#311
643 births · 1 in 3,159 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #5,296Myron7

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #311Myron643
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 275,358 of them was named Myron, which outranked 30.9% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #4,896Yuvette8
  2. #4,896Zinda8
  3. #4,896Zonia8
  4. #5,296Myron7
  5. #5,296Adam7
  6. #5,296Adine7
  7. #5,296Adra7
  8. #5,891Acquanetta6
  9. #5,891Adline6
  10. #5,891Adona6

Tied with 594 names at #5,296; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 3,159 of them was named Myron, which outranked 93.3% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #308Angel648
  2. #308Chad648
  3. #310Ryan647
  4. #311Myron643
  5. #311Jaime643
  6. #313Pedro642
  7. #314Armando637
  8. #314Benny637

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

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →