Myron vs Myrtle

Side-by-side comparison of Myron and Myrtle — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Myron

Boy name · Rank #1682

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Name B

Myrtle

Girl name

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Metric Myron Myrtle
Current Rank #1682 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 45,268 136,478
Peak Year 1930 1918
Peak Year Births 713 4,076
Peak Decade 1950ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Myron Myrtle
1880ss 284 9,769
1890ss 335 17,717
1900ss 496 19,691
1910ss 3,684 32,432
1920ss 6,112 30,569
1930ss 5,889 14,134
1940ss 5,527 7,274
1950ss 6,304 3,106
1960ss 5,323 1,166
1970ss 3,647 356
1980ss 2,730 153
1990ss 1,923 62
2000ss 1,393 6
2010ss 1,154 31
2020ss 467 12

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Myron Myrtle
2014 111 9
2015 103 —
2016 105 5
2017 118 —
2018 121 —
2019 111 12
2020 93 —
2021 93 —
2022 102 6
2023 80 6
2024 99 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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