Name profile

Myrna

Anglicized form of Muirne.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈmɜɹ.nə/; British English /ˈmɜː.nə/
Usage languagesEnglish, Irish
US rank (2024)#11,122

Meaning and history

Anglicized form of Muirne, this name saw a surge in popularity in the United States during the 1930s, largely because of the fame of actress Myrna Loy (1905–1993).

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 29 births, rank #4,811
2007: 19 births, rank #6,812
2008: 25 births, rank #5,574
2009: 23 births, rank #5,891
20102010: 17 births, rank #7,217
2011: 19 births, rank #6,564
2012: 22 births, rank #5,895
2013: 22 births, rank #5,834
2014: 15 births, rank #7,636
20152015: 14 births, rank #8,008
2016: 16 births, rank #7,230
2017: 14 births, rank #7,840
2018: 16 births, rank #7,100
2019: 19 births, rank #6,176
20202020: 17 births, rank #6,629
2021: 11 births, rank #8,978
2022: 11 births, rank #9,056
2023: 11 births, rank #8,989
20242024: 8 births, rank #11,122

Myrna rose from #987 to #955 for girls between 1975 and 1976. Its highest annual birth count came in 1938, with 1,801 births.