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Myrna

girl name
Origin
Irish
Syllables
2
Peak era
1930s/1940s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

from Irish Muirne, 'beloved'

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1930s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Myrna peaked in the 1930s and the 1940s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

654 people · the #11,084 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 50

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Myrna living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Myrna

Most people given the name Myrna in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Myrna you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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