Is Myrna a boy or girl name?
Myrna was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 31,742 US babies named Myrna were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,795
- Babies named Myrna since 1885
- 31,742
- Most popular year
- 1938
- 1,808 babies
Boys and girls named Myrna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 112 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 246 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 967 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,937 | 100% |
| 1930s | 25 | 10,235 | 99.8% |
| 1940s | 17 | 8,169 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 0 | 4,185 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,630 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,361 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 787 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 508 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 301 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 174 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,795 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,413 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,463 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,365 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,831 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,349 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,314 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,159 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,502 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,302 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,954 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,951 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,053 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,775 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,418 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,034 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,700 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 19 | #7,011 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,914 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,337 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,247 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,088 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,640 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,919 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,572 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,171 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,204 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,422 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,582 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,830 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,372 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,480 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,175 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,950 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,121 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,040 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,750 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,849 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,762 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,689 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,456 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,442 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,316 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,416 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,202 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,278 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,208 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,029 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 134 | #957 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 125 | #987 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 169 | #802 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 127 | #953 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 149 | #866 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 164 | #838 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 159 | #850 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 187 | #742 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 158 | #803 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 192 | #705 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 207 | #677 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 234 | #641 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 291 | #579 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 306 | #560 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 335 | #534 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 347 | #522 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 373 | #504 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 402 | #482 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 411 | #470 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 431 | #457 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 452 | #430 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 429 | #428 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 384 | #449 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 388 | #440 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 362 | #453 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 478 | #371 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 448 | #381 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 422 | #383 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 493 | #349 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 646 | #308 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 620 | #292 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 568 | #291 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 635 | #277 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,887 | 839 | #234 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 1,104 | #190 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,850 | 1,371 | #161 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,043 | 1,471 | #150 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 1,600 | #144 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,076 | 1,801 | #134 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,407 | 1,652 | #137 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,423 | 1,396 | #149 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 1,059 | #176 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,558 | 836 | #211 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 571 | #254 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 422 | #307 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 415 | #315 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 483 | #303 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 429 | #317 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 335 | #373 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 203 | #490 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 157 | #569 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 136 | #629 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 129 | #659 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 131 | #646 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 144 | #602 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 139 | #627 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 134 | #619 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 152 | #561 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 132 | #616 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 115 | #636 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 153 | #537 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 128 | #572 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 94 | #587 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 62 | #664 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 42 | #777 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 61 | #540 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 28 | #826 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 24 | #839 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 41 | #588 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 21 | #830 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 25 | #740 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 20 | #840 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 21 | #798 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 22 | #726 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 20 | #788 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 22 | #695 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 30 | #653 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 15 | #864 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 14 | #950 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 14 | #887 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 15 | #864 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,034 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 14 | #838 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,143 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,591 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,069 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,070 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,424 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,006 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,116 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 11 | #682 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Myrna reached #3,043 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #134 in 1938. 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 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Myrna
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.