Recorded 1912–1956 Girls' name Peak 1938 188 births

Myrene — girls' name

188 babies named Myrene in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s291920s551930s531940s241950s27
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Myrene was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

10 babies were named Myrene in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myrene

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Myrene between 1912 and 1956, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myrene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myrene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Myrene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Myrene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myrene 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 188 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.

Myrene at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

188

Since 1912

45 years of records

Peak year

1938

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1912

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1956

Myrene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1912

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1938)
10
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 19561950194219361930192319171912 8

Myrene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
55 births that decade — 29% of Myrene's all-time total
1910s291920s551930s531940s241950s27

Myrene by state

Where Myrene concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Myrene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
5 2.7%
Missouri share of Myrene's total US births 2.7%

5 of 188 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myrene?
188 babies have been named Myrene since 1912. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1938 with 10 births.
When was Myrene most popular?
Myrene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
Where is Myrene most popular?
The top states for the name Myrene are Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Myrene been used?
Myrene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 45 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Myrene?
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, 1912–1956 (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.