Girls' name · peaked in 1938
Myrna name popularity since 1925
29,710 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Myrna. Half of them were born in 1942 or earlier, so the typical Myrna is about 84 years old in 2026. Myrna peaked in 1938 as the #134 name for girls, and fewer than 5 girls got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 29,710
- Named Myrna, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 girls named Myrna in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 29,668 girls · 42 boys
- Most popular in
- Montana
- 5.18× its national share
Peak year is the year Myrna made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Myrna births per year, 1925–2025
1938 was the biggest year for Myrna both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1932 and 1937, Myrna became 3.9× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1939 and 1944, its share of baby girls fell by 67%, from 1 in 685 to 1 in 2,090.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Myrna's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Myrna.
Decade by decade
Babies named Myrna in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 10,235 | 25 | #176 |
| 1940s | 8,169 | 17 | #291 |
| 1950s | 4,186 | 0 | #428 |
| 1960s | 2,630 | 0 | #641 |
| 1970s | 1,361 | 0 | #987 |
| 1980s | 787 | 0 | #1,689 |
| 1990s | 507 | 0 | #2,831 |
| 2000s | 301 | 0 | #4,338 |
| 2010s | 174 | 0 | #8,305 |
| 2020–25 | 58 | 0 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
57.3% of babies named Myrna from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Myrna is most popular
The index compares Myrna's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Myrna.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 5.18× | 410 |
| North Dakota | 4.84× | 413 |
| South Dakota | 4.07× | 351 |
| Idaho | 3.25× | 350 |
| Iowa | 2.56× | 879 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Myrna and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Myrna (this page) | 29,668 | 1938 |
| Mirna | 4,154 | 1974 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Myrna's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Myrna.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Myrna (1938).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data