How Many People Are Named Myrl?
people named Myrl are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 819,627 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,092 babies named Myrl in Social Security records from 1887 to 1972, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
128 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Myrl, 40.2% were girls and 59.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Myrl fell from 86.7% in the 1890s to 24.3% in the 1950s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Myrl alive today is about 78 years old, and 95% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 71 and 86 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Myrl first appears in the records in 1887 and was given most often in 1916, to 128 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1972.
Babies given the name each year, 1887 to 1972
🏆 Rank History
Myrl has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #637, in 1899. Among boys, its best rank was #901, in 1906.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #637 (1899) | #901 (1906) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #988 in the 1920s | #1,237 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Myrl alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Myrl were born in Missouri than in any other state: about 2 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Myrl was given about 3.9 times as often in Texas.
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