Unisex name · since 1913
Myers
Myers has 697 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,670 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1913
- 2020s
- peak decade
697 babies have been named Myers since 1913, making it today's #3670 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myers has been recorded 697 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #3670 nationally and more common than 74% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #6,463 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,670 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 697 born since 1913
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myers ranks #6,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,670 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 697 born since 1913, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,463 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,670 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1913
- 2020s
- peak decade
Myers's 697 recorded births place it above 85.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Myers compares
697 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Myers's all-time total is 89% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Myers | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 697 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Myers's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Myers splits its recorded history at 1953: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Myers popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Myers popularity over time - girls
97 total births recorded since 2013 (Myers as girls' name)
Myers by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (159 births, 23% of the file).
2020s was Myers's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Myers births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
73 births
- 1920s
1920s
83 births
- 1930s 54
1930s
54 births
- 1940s 55
1940s
55 births
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s
2020s
159 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 159 births (23% of all-time use).
How Myers compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Myers's total volume
Myers by state
Where Myers concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.4% |
17 of 697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Myers's data
- Texas records the most Myerss (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myers: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Myers draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.