Unisex name · since 1914
Myrel
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 130 babies named Myrel, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
130 girls have been named Myrel since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Myrel has 130 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1934.
- #24,276 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 130 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myrel ranks #24,276 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Myrel's 130 recorded births place it above 66.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Myrel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Myrel's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Myrel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1934
- Peak year (1921)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Myrel popularity over time - boys
58 total births recorded since 1914 (Myrel as boys' name)
Myrel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (65 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Myrel's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Myrel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Myrel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Myrel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1914–1934 (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 Myrel 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.