Myril
The Story of Myril
As a girl name
American parents first put Myril on the record books as a girl name in 1915, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 5 Myrils were born — ranking #4,274 that year. Myril last appeared in the published SSA data in 1915, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Myril as a boy name dates back to 1937, when 6 babies received it. 1937 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Myril — #3,175 in the national rankings. Myril last appeared in the published SSA data in 1938, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Myril
Myril is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Myril's peak popularity came in 1937 when it ranked #3,175. Use the chart and map above to compare Myril's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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