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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • 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: #333 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,041 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #142 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 777 boysNDMinnesota: #239 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,186 boysMNIllinois: #404 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,605 boysILWisconsin: #283 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,788 boysWIMichigan: #303 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,164 boysMINew York: #425 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 6,545 boysNYMassachusetts: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,667 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: #95 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 444 boysSDIowa: #231 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,366 boysIAIndiana: #303 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,501 boysINOhio: #302 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,031 boysOHPennsylvania: #313 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,307 boysPANew Jersey: #391 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,014 boysNJConnecticut: #310 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,768 boysCTCalifornia: #420 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 4,874 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedCONebraska: #207 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,693 boysNEMissouri: #321 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,832 boysMOKentucky: #313 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,988 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWVVirginia: #420 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,172 boysVAMaryland: 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: #184 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 970 boysNMKansas: #319 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,186 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedARTennessee: #330 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,716 boysTNNorth Carolina: #321 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,074 boysNCSouth Carolina: #310 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,891 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #189 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,200 boysOKLouisiana: #345 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,942 boysLAMississippi: #408 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,273 boysMSAlabama: #251 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,795 boysALGeorgia: #426 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,272 boysGAHawaii: #236 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,212 boysHITexas: #549 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 6,685 boysTXFlorida: #534 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,948 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#95 · 1 in 444
  2. North Dakota#142 · 1 in 777
  3. New Mexico#184 · 1 in 970
  4. Oklahoma#189 · 1 in 1,200
  5. Nebraska#207 · 1 in 1,693

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#95121 in 444
North Dakota#14271 in 777
New Mexico#184101 in 970
Oklahoma#189151 in 1,200
Nebraska#20771 in 1,693
Iowa#231101 in 2,366
Hawaii#23651 in 1,212
Minnesota#239101 in 3,186
Alabama#251171 in 1,795
Wisconsin#28381 in 4,788
Ohio#302231 in 4,031
Indiana#303131 in 3,501
Michigan#303191 in 4,164
Connecticut#31051 in 4,768
South Carolina#31081 in 2,891
Kentucky#31371 in 3,988
Pennsylvania#313181 in 5,307
Kansas#31951 in 3,186
Missouri#321101 in 3,832
North Carolina#321141 in 3,074
Tennessee#33091 in 3,716
Washington#33361 in 4,041
Louisiana#345121 in 2,942
Massachusetts#35451 in 9,667
New Jersey#39181 in 7,014
Illinois#404171 in 5,605
Mississippi#40851 in 4,273
California#420341 in 4,874
Virginia#42061 in 6,172
New York#425241 in 6,545
Georgia#42681 in 5,272
Florida#53461 in 7,948
Texas#549151 in 6,685
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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 1966

girls
#6,564
5 births · 1 in 338,435 girls
boys
#373
414 births · 1 in 4,308 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #6,564Myron5

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #373Myron414
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 338,435 of them was named Myron, which outranked 13.9% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #5,809Zara6
  2. #5,809Zenovia6
  3. #5,809Zettie6
  4. #6,564Myron5
  5. #6,564Abra5
  6. #6,564Acquanetta5
  7. #6,564Adana5

Tied with 1,060 names at #6,564; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 4,308 of them was named Myron, which outranked 91.8% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #370Jeffry420
  2. #371Kendall417
  3. #371Stewart417
  4. #373Myron414
  5. #374Monty412
  6. #375Pat411
  7. #376Colin403
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →