Girls' name · since 1992
Myrka
Myrka has 525 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 525
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Myrka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 525 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Myrka recorded 525 times among girls since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2009.
- #11,490 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 525 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myrka ranks #11,490 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 525 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,490 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 525
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Myrka's 525 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Myrka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Myrka splits its recorded history at 2001: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 73 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Myrka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2009
- Peak year (2001)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Myrka by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (349 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Myrka's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Myrka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
176 births
- 2000s
2000s
349 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 349 births (66% of all-time use).
How Myrka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Myrka's total volume
Myrka by state
Where Myrka concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 130 | 24.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 122 | 23.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.0% |
130 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- California records the most Myrkas (130 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myrka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1992–2009 (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 Myrka 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.