Recorded 1947–1964 Girls' name Peak 1956 50 births

Myong — girls' name

50 babies named Myong in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s381960s6
1950s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Myong was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

9 babies were named Myong in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myong

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Myong between 1947 and 1964, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myong currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myong performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Myong shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kansas, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Myong in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myong in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 50 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Myong at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

50

Since 1947

18 years of records

Peak year

1956

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1947

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1964

Myong popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1947

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1956)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
45678910 19641959195819571956195519521947 6

Myong by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
38 births that decade — 76% of Myong's all-time total
1940s61950s381960s6

Myong by state

Where Myong concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Myong
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kansas
44 88.0%
Kansas share of Myong's total US births 88.0%

44 of 50 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myong?
50 babies have been named Myong since 1947. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1956 with 9 births.
When was Myong most popular?
Myong was most popular in the 1950s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Myong most popular?
The top states for the name Myong are Kansas (44 births).
How long has the name Myong been used?
Myong has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 18 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Myong?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myonna, Myosha, Myona, Myoshi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1947–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.