Is Myers a boy or girl name?

Myers is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 794 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 12.2% were girls and 87.8% were boys.

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Myers

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Myers was most popular in 2024, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,715 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,410, with 41 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 794 people named Myers.

Myers over time

Births per year. The dot marks Myers’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Myers a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Myers is mostly a boy’s name — 12.2% of the 794 Americans given it were girls and 87.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 24% girls and 76% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org