Girls' name · since 1912
Myrene
Myrene has 188 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Myrene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 188 recorded since 1912.
Myrene has 188 recorded births among girls since 1912, 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 1912 to 1956.
- #20,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 188 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myrene ranks #20,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Myrene's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Myrene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Myrene's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1938 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Myrene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1956
- Peak year (1938)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Myrene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (55 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Myrene's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Myrene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
29 births
- 1920s
1920s
55 births
- 1930s
1930s
53 births
- 1940s
1940s
24 births
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 55 births (29% of all-time use).
Myrene by state
Where Myrene concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 188 births nationwide.
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- Myrene's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 1950s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Missouri records the most Myrenes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Myrene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1912–1956 (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 Myrene 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.