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Myrna
Rank in 2024
#11,393
Born in 2024
8
Peak year
1938 · #134
Origin
Irish
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 8 girls were named Myrna, about 1 in every 201,649.
- It peaked in 1938 with 1,801 babies, ranked #134.
- It first shows up in the records in 1885.
- 31,700 girls have been named Myrna since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Myrna per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.1Greatest1901–27
- 0.8Silent1928–45
- 0.2Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 2,356 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Silent: 16,987 babies, 0.82 per 1,000. Boomers: 8,018 babies, 0.22 per 1,000. Gen X: 2,449 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,071 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Z: 473 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 174 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
An anglicization of Irish Muirne (“beloved”). Popularized by the American actress Myrna Loy.
- A female given name from Irish.
- Origin
- Irish
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Myrna, CC BY-SA 4.0.