Recorded 1922–2022 Boys' name Peak 2017 275 births

Myrick — boys' name

275 babies named Myrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61940s61950s261960s291970s671980s171990s312000s302010s532020s10
1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Myrick was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

13 babies were named Myrick in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 275 babies named Myrick between 1922 and 2022, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Myrick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myrick performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Myrick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myrick 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 275 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.

Myrick at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

275

Since 1922

101 years of records

Peak year

2017

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1922

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2022

Myrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1922

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
13
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
468101214 20222015200119911977197019561922 6

Myrick by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
67 births that decade — 24% of Myrick's all-time total
1920s61940s61950s261960s291970s671980s171990s312000s302010s532020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myrick?
275 babies have been named Myrick since 1922. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2017 with 13 births.
When was Myrick most popular?
Myrick was most popular in the 1970s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Myrick been used?
Myrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 101 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Myrick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myron, Myrl, Myrle, Myrtle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1922–2022 (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.