Recorded 1972–2002 Girls' name Peak 1997 61 births

Myrella — girls' name

61 babies named Myrella in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s131990s322000s6
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Myrella was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Myrella in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myrella

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Myrella between 1972 and 2002, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myrella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myrella performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Myrella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myrella 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 61 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.

Myrella at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

61

Since 1972

31 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1972

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2002

Myrella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1972

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Myrella by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 52% of Myrella's all-time total
1970s101980s131990s322000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myrella?
61 babies have been named Myrella since 1972. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Myrella most popular?
Myrella was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Myrella been used?
Myrella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 31 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Myrella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myrtle, Myra, Myrna, Myrtis, 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, 1972–2002 (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.