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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201917peak #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.

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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 1917

  • 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: #156 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 956 boysWAIdaho: #124 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 491 boysIDMontana: #131 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 675 boysMTNorth Dakota: #123 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 601 boysNDMinnesota: #151 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 946 boysMNIllinois: #179 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,516 boysILWisconsin: #144 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 905 boysWIMichigan: #191 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,398 boysMINew York: #162 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,574 boysNYMassachusetts: #160 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,688 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedRIOregon: #134 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 758 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #93 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 411 boysSDIowa: #148 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 881 boysIAIndiana: #140 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 959 boysINOhio: #101 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 641 boysOHPennsylvania: #234 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,234 boysPANew Jersey: #174 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,174 boysNJConnecticut: #123 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,054 boysCTCalifornia: #195 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,361 boysCAUtah: #127 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 505 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedCONebraska: #108 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 540 boysNEMissouri: #232 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,881 boysMOKentucky: #401 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,979 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedWVVirginia: #374 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,944 boysVAMaryland: #183 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,767 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: #246 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,956 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Myron, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#93 · 1 in 411
  2. Ohio#101 · 1 in 641
  3. Nebraska#108 · 1 in 540
  4. North Dakota#123 · 1 in 601
  5. Connecticut#123 · 1 in 1,054

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#93131 in 411
Ohio#101681 in 641
Nebraska#108201 in 540
Connecticut#123121 in 1,054
North Dakota#123111 in 601
Idaho#12471 in 491
Utah#12781 in 505
Montana#13181 in 675
Oregon#13461 in 758
Indiana#140221 in 959
Wisconsin#144231 in 905
Iowa#148211 in 881
Minnesota#151201 in 946
Washington#15681 in 956
Massachusetts#160181 in 1,688
New York#162541 in 1,574
New Jersey#174121 in 2,174
Illinois#179331 in 1,516
Maryland#18361 in 1,767
Michigan#191211 in 1,398
California#195141 in 1,361
Missouri#232131 in 1,881
Pennsylvania#234241 in 3,234
Kansas#24671 in 1,956
Virginia#37451 in 3,944
Kentucky#40151 in 3,979
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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 1917

girls
#4,594
5 births · 1 in 216,253 girls
boys
#223
489 births · 1 in 1,893 boys

Top girls' names in 1917

  1. #1Mary64,280
  2. #2Helen34,251
  3. #3Dorothy28,852
  4. #4Margaret25,560
  5. #5Ruth23,568
  6. #6Mildred16,256
  7. #7Anna15,160
  8. #8Elizabeth15,131
  9. #9Frances14,363
  10. #10Virginia14,261
  11. #4,594Myron5

Top boys' names in 1917

  1. #1John51,852
  2. #2William42,422
  3. #3James37,337
  4. #4Robert35,220
  5. #5Joseph24,761
  6. #6George24,196
  7. #7Charles24,143
  8. #8Edward17,501
  9. #9Frank15,768
  10. #10Thomas12,611
  11. #223Myron489
More about 1917

girls

1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 216,253 of them was named Myron, which outranked 13.5% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #4,083Zudora6
  2. #4,083Zulema6
  3. #4,083Zura6
  4. #4,594Myron5
  5. #4,594Aaron5
  6. #4,594Abell5
  7. #4,594Adalaide5

Tied with 716 names at #4,594; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. 549Georgene#1,445#896
  2. 380Ottie#1,332#952
  3. 365Louis#1,298#933
  4. 334Valentine#1,298#964
  5. 322Harold#1,210#888
Fallers
  1. 401Ceola#840#1,241
  2. 373Floretta#964#1,337
  3. 344Buelah#993#1,337
  4. 326Glennie#915#1,241
  5. 290Maye#915#1,205

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

boys

925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 1,893 of them was named Myron, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Myron
  1. #220Ross503
  2. #221Ted498
  3. #222Laurence495
  4. #223Myron489
  5. #223Owen489
  6. #225Loyd488
  7. #226Byron487
  8. #227Mack480

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

Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. 520Nicolas#1,304#784
  2. 469Hezekiah#1,415#946
  3. 433Hilliard#1,415#982
  4. 404Rayford#1,304#900
  5. 338Minoru#1,335#997
Fallers
  1. 1,738Tatsuo#824#2,562
  2. 709Berlin#984#1,693
  3. 556Prentice#972#1,528
  4. 473Manning#964#1,437
  5. 457Lovell#939#1,396

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

See the top 100 for 1917