Myron Boy
How popular is Myron?
#1,644 boy name in 2025
102 baby boys were named Myron in the US in 2025, making it the 1644th most popular boy name.
Myron popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,644 for boys (▲ 41 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 102 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,567 in 2015, #1,679 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1930 (713 boys) |
| Highest rank | #192 in 1931 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Myron counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Myron family of names ranked #985 for boys in 2025 (#1,026 the year before), with 202 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Myron | 102 | 50% |
| Miran | 74 | 37% |
| Miron | 16 | 8% |
| Mihran | 10 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Myron is most popular
Babies named Myron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (59 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.2 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Oregon: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
Myron by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 284 | #258 |
| 1890s | 335 | #269 |
| 1900s | 496 | #256 |
| 1910s | 3,684 | #208 |
| 1920s | 6,112 | #200 |
| 1930s | 5,889 | #192 |
| 1940s | 5,527 | #214 |
| 1950s | 6,303 | #260 |
| 1960s | 5,323 | #300 |
| 1970s | 3,647 | #385 |
| 1980s | 2,729 | #475 |
| 1990s | 1,923 | #668 |
| 2000s | 1,393 | #919 |
| 2010s | 1,154 | #1,299 |
| 2020s | 570 | #1,644 |
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Questions
- Is Myron a boy or girl name?
- Myron is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Myron were boys.
- How popular is the name Myron?
- 102 baby boys were named Myron in the US in 2025, making it the 1644th most popular boy name.
- When was Myron most popular?
- Myron peaked in 1930, when 713 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #192 in 1931.
- How many people are named Myron?
- 45,832 babies have been named Myron in the US since 1880. We estimate about 23,491 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 59.
- Where is Myron most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Myron was most common in Ohio, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.