Girl nameCurrently #11,795 in the USFalling
Myrna
//ˈmɜrnə//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19385 lettersStarts with M
Meaning & origin
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Myrna's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Myrna |
|---|---|
| 1885 | 11 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 5 |
| 1893 | 8 |
| 1894 | 14 |
| 1895 | 11 |
| 1896 | 15 |
| 1897 | 14 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 15 |
| 1900 | 30 |
| 1901 | 22 |
| 1902 | 20 |
| 1903 | 22 |
| 1904 | 21 |
| 1905 | 20 |
| 1906 | 25 |
| 1907 | 21 |
| 1908 | 41 |
| 1909 | 24 |
| 1910 | 28 |
| 1911 | 61 |
| 1912 | 42 |
| 1913 | 62 |
| 1914 | 94 |
| 1915 | 128 |
| 1916 | 153 |
| 1917 | 115 |
| 1918 | 132 |
| 1919 | 152 |
| 1920 | 134 |
| 1921 | 139 |
| 1922 | 144 |
| 1923 | 131 |
| 1924 | 129 |
| 1925 | 136 |
| 1926 | 157 |
| 1927 | 203 |
| 1928 | 335 |
| 1929 | 429 |
| 1930 | 483 |
| 1931 | 415 |
| 1932 | 422 |
| 1933 | 571 |
| 1934 | 842 |
| 1935 | 1,059 |
| 1936 | 1,402 |
| 1937 | 1,658 |
| 1938 | 1,808 |
| 1939 | 1,600 |
| 1940 | 1,478 |
| 1941 | 1,376 |
| 1942 | 1,104 |
| 1943 | 844 |
| 1944 | 635 |
| 1945 | 568 |
| 1946 | 620 |
| 1947 | 646 |
| 1948 | 493 |
| 1949 | 422 |
| 1950 | 448 |
| 1951 | 478 |
| 1952 | 362 |
| 1953 | 388 |
| 1954 | 384 |
| 1955 | 429 |
| 1956 | 452 |
| 1957 | 431 |
| 1958 | 411 |
| 1959 | 402 |
| 1960 | 373 |
| 1961 | 347 |
| 1962 | 335 |
| 1963 | 306 |
| 1964 | 291 |
| 1965 | 234 |
| 1966 | 207 |
| 1967 | 192 |
| 1968 | 158 |
| 1969 | 187 |
| 1970 | 159 |
| 1971 | 164 |
| 1972 | 149 |
| 1973 | 127 |
| 1974 | 169 |
| 1975 | 125 |
| 1976 | 134 |
| 1977 | 130 |
| 1978 | 104 |
| 1979 | 100 |
| 1980 | 110 |
| 1981 | 87 |
| 1982 | 96 |
| 1983 | 81 |
| 1984 | 80 |
| 1985 | 69 |
| 1986 | 66 |
| 1987 | 63 |
| 1988 | 73 |
| 1989 | 62 |
| 1990 | 62 |
| 1991 | 72 |
| 1992 | 62 |
| 1993 | 51 |
| 1994 | 55 |
| 1995 | 43 |
| 1996 | 49 |
| 1997 | 34 |
| 1998 | 39 |
| 1999 | 41 |
| 2000 | 37 |
| 2001 | 33 |
| 2002 | 37 |
| 2003 | 33 |
| 2004 | 33 |
| 2005 | 32 |
| 2006 | 29 |
| 2007 | 19 |
| 2008 | 25 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2012 | 22 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 |
Myrna through the decades
- Myrna peaked in 1938, when 1,808 babies were named Myrna in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Myrna has fallen 39% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Myrna currently ranks #11,795 in the US and is cooling off.