Girls' name · since 1931
Myrleen
Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Myrleen, peaking in 1931. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #53,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1931
- 1930s
- peak decade
Myrleen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1931.
Social Security Administration records show Myrleen recorded 11 times among girls since 1931, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1937.
- #53,782 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1931
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myrleen ranks #53,782 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1931, peaking in the 1930s.
- #53,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1931
- 1930s
- peak decade
Myrleen's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Myrleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Myrleen splits its recorded history at 1937: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1931 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Myrleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1937
- Peak year (1931)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1937.
11 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1931 with 6 births in a single year.
Myrleen by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
1930s was Myrleen's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Myrleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Myrleen decade highlights
- Peak decade 11 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Myrleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1931–1937 (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 Myrleen 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.
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