Is Myrl a boy or girl name?
Myrl was used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. Across 1880–2024, 59.2% of the 3,092 US babies named Myrl were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Myrl since 1887
- 3,092
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 128 babies
Boys and girls named Myrl, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1890s | 22 | 144 | 86.7% |
| 1900s | 42 | 212 | 83.5% |
| 1910s | 249 | 487 | 66.2% |
| 1920s | 336 | 567 | 62.8% |
| 1930s | 253 | 237 | 48.4% |
| 1940s | 182 | 131 | 41.9% |
| 1950s | 115 | 37 | 24.3% |
| 1960s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,512 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,747 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,264 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,343 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,509 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,468 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,207 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,933 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,500 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,465 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,147 | 5 | #6,605 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,516 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,368 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,254 | 9 | #4,145 |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,028 | 10 | #3,720 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,458 | 8 | #4,274 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,171 | 5 | #5,870 |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,418 | 8 | #4,133 |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,547 | 6 | #5,087 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,142 | 10 | #3,625 |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,589 | 14 | #2,703 |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,743 | 15 | #2,310 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,947 | 11 | #2,899 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,562 | 19 | #2,058 |
| 1942 | 18 | #1,716 | 17 | #2,177 |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,625 | 16 | #2,160 |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,356 | 15 | #2,182 |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,261 | 11 | #2,699 |
| 1938 | 29 | #1,239 | 15 | #2,191 |
| 1937 | 35 | #1,116 | 25 | #1,526 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,447 | 19 | #1,781 |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,344 | 19 | #1,826 |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,415 | 34 | #1,230 |
| 1933 | 26 | #1,326 | 29 | #1,351 |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,631 | 27 | #1,478 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,626 | 28 | #1,414 |
| 1930 | 23 | #1,554 | 30 | #1,423 |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,368 | 46 | #1,089 |
| 1928 | 39 | #1,140 | 41 | #1,201 |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,544 | 54 | #1,050 |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,396 | 42 | #1,192 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,484 | 56 | #1,006 |
| 1924 | 43 | #1,104 | 67 | #933 |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,206 | 62 | #938 |
| 1922 | 29 | #1,385 | 62 | #948 |
| 1921 | 43 | #1,083 | 53 | #1,040 |
| 1920 | 39 | #1,151 | 84 | #790 |
| 1919 | 36 | #1,185 | 53 | #994 |
| 1918 | 39 | #1,104 | 74 | #837 |
| 1917 | 37 | #1,104 | 58 | #913 |
| 1916 | 44 | #971 | 84 | #742 |
| 1915 | 37 | #1,064 | 51 | #932 |
| 1914 | 17 | #1,532 | 42 | #914 |
| 1913 | 20 | #1,168 | 42 | #818 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,328 | 33 | #884 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,925 | 27 | #835 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 23 | #909 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,133 | 25 | #827 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,184 | 23 | #822 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 19 | #890 |
| 1906 | 9 | #901 | 23 | #770 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 27 | #693 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 15 | #958 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,091 | 19 | #803 |
| 1902 | 7 | #996 | 19 | #812 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 17 | #818 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,438 | 25 | #740 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,014 | 24 | #637 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,248 | 18 | #811 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,177 | 14 | #886 |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,065 | 16 | #832 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 15 | #853 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 12 | #936 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,067 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 20 | #657 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,177 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 9 | #985 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,423 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,242 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,253 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Myrl reached #901 in 1906. As a girl name, it reached #637 in 1899. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Myrl
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.