Is Myrl a boy or girl name?

Myrl is a unisex name. Of the 3,092 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 59.2% were girls and 40.8% were boys. It changed hands in 1935, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Myrl

Recorded 1887–1972 · United States

Myrl was most popular in 1916, when 128 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,086 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,092 people named Myrl.

Myrl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Myrl’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Myrl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Myrl is a unisex name — 59.2% of the 3,092 Americans given it were girls and 40.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 1935 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Myrl

Where Myrl is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 2.6×

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