# Myrna (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/myrna/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | “beloved” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 31,742 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 42 / 31,700 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

An anglicization of Irish Muirne (“beloved”). Popularized by the American actress Myrna Loy.

## What it means

Myrna is grouped under love.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17 | 7,418 |
| 2011 | 19 | 6,775 |
| 2012 | 22 | 6,054 |
| 2013 | 22 | 5,952 |
| 2014 | 15 | 7,954 |
| 2015 | 14 | 8,305 |
| 2016 | 16 | 7,503 |
| 2017 | 14 | 8,161 |
| 2018 | 16 | 7,319 |
| 2019 | 19 | 6,351 |
| 2020 | 17 | 6,834 |
| 2021 | 11 | 9,368 |
| 2022 | 11 | 9,471 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9,418 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11,839 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 6 | 3,558 |
| 1936 | 6 | 3,423 |
| 1937 | 6 | 3,407 |
| 1938 | 7 | 3,077 |
| 1940 | 7 | 3,044 |
| 1941 | 5 | 3,850 |
| 1943 | 5 | 3,887 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 4,157 |

## People named Myrna

- Myrna Loy, American actress (1905–1993)
- Myrna Hansen, American actress (born 1934)
- Myrna Fahey, American actress (1933-1973)
- Myrna Dell, American actress (1924-2011)
- Myrna Veenstra, Dutch field hockey player
- Jody Miller, American country music singer (1941–2022)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.