boys' name ★ peaked 1930

Myron

Meaning A male given name from Ancient Greek Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #1,650 Trend ↓ Falling 10%

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Rank 2025
#1,650
among boys · ↑44 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
102
named Myron · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,746
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1930
727 babies
All-time total
45,832
#540 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Myron popularity over time

45,832 babies have been named Myron since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 284 284 28 – #260
1890s – 335 335 34 +18% #271
1900s – 496 496 50 +48% #257
1910s 27 3,684 3,711 371 +648% #208
1920s 88 6,112 6,200 620 +67% #200
1930s 64 5,889 5,953 595 -4% #192
1940s 73 5,527 5,600 560 -6% #214
1950s 80 6,303 6,383 638 +14% #260
1960s 70 5,323 5,393 539 -16% #300
1970s 43 3,647 3,690 369 -32% #385
1980s 18 2,729 2,747 275 -26% #475
1990s – 1,923 1,923 192 -30% #671
2000s – 1,393 1,393 139 -28% #923
2010s – 1,154 1,154 115 -17% #1,304
2020s (to 2025) – 570 570 95 -18% #1,650

Where Myron is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 100 0.06 outside top 500
2027 99 0.06 outside top 500
2028 98 0.06 outside top 500
2029 97 0.06 outside top 500
2030 96 0.06 outside top 500

Where Myron is most popular

Boys named Myron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.055 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Myron born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Ohio 59 0.223 +304%
Wisconsin 21 0.177 +222%
Michigan 17 0.083 +51%
Oregon 6 0.079 +43%
Pennsylvania 18 0.068 +23%
Indiana 7 0.044 -21%
Maryland 5 0.042 -24%
California 32 0.035 -36%
Texas 28 0.032 -42%
Washington 5 0.031 -45%
New York 12 0.028 -50%
Illinois 5 0.020 -65%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Myron

Myron is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,650 in 2025 with 102 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 45,832 American babies have been named Myron. Its peak came in 1930, when 727 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1930s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Myron stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Myron?

The median living Myron is about 58 years old; half are between 40 and 71. An estimated 24 thousand people named Myron are alive in the United States today.

median 58 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Myron year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 102 #1,650
2024 – – 99 #1,694
2023 – – 80 #1,948
2022 – – 102 #1,690
2021 – – 93 #1,745
2020 – – 94 #1,684
2019 – – 111 #1,528
2018 – – 121 #1,449
2017 – – 118 #1,453
2016 – – 105 #1,572
2015 – – 103 #1,575
2014 – – 111 #1,471
2013 – – 121 #1,395
2012 – – 114 #1,455
2011 – – 118 #1,409
2010 – – 132 #1,304
2009 – – 123 #1,385
2008 – – 133 #1,312
2007 – – 142 #1,241
2006 – – 155 #1,123
2005 – – 116 #1,313
2004 – – 142 #1,121
2003 – – 126 #1,184
2002 – – 139 #1,083
2001 – – 150 #1,007
2000 – – 167 #923
1995 – – 153 #886
1990 – – 222 #679
1985 6 #10,206 264 #538
1980 5 #11,554 309 #479
1975 7 #7,696 363 #404
1970 5 #8,882 399 #409
1965 11 #4,126 498 #341
1960 11 #4,095 613 #315
1955 12 #3,515 610 #291
1950 12 #3,173 531 #294
1945 – – 491 #265
1940 12 #2,530 567 #220
1935 6 #4,090 585 #206
1930 14 #2,388 713 #195
1925 12 #2,888 593 #224
1920 11 #3,042 548 #229
1915 5 #4,765 484 #215
1910 – – 65 #306
1905 – – 42 #312
1900 – – 63 #257
1895 – – 34 #313
1890 – – 26 #347
1885 – – 21 #392
1880 – – 42 #260

Famous people named Myron

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Myron Scholes Myron Scholes Canadian–American economist and Nobel Laureate (born 1941) Contemporary
  2. 2 Myron Boadu Myron Boadu Dutch footballer (born 2001) Contemporary
  3. 3 Myron Myron Athenian sculptor, 5th century BC -500–-500 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Myron, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Myron?

The median living Myron is about 58 years old. Half of all living Myrons are between 40 and 71 years old.

How many people named Myron are alive today?

An estimated 24 thousand people named Myron are alive in the United States, based on 45,832 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Myron mean?

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

How popular is the name Myron in 2025?

Myron ranked #1,650 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 102 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Myron?

45,832 babies have been named Myron in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Myron most popular?

Myron peaked in 1930, when 727 newborns received the name.

Is Myron a boy or girl name?

Myron is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Myron rising or falling?

Myron has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Myron become more popular?

Myron looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 96 boys named Myron in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Myron?

Well-known people named Myron include Myron Scholes (economist), Myron Boadu (soccer player), Myron (sculptor).

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