The baby name Myrna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɜːrnə, ˈmɪərnə/ (MUR-nə, MEER-nə).
Myrna is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Myrna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɜːrnə, ˈmɪərnə/ (MUR-nə, MEER-nə).
Myrna is Irish in Origin.
Myrna is the Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Muirne, known as the mother of the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill in early literature. Derived from Old Irish muirne, meaning 'affection, beloved; merriment,' it carries senses of beloved, cheerful, and high-spirited. The spelling with y settled in English during the 19th-century revival of Irish names.
The name reached wider prominence in the United States in the 1930s-40s, propelled by screen legend Myrna Loy, before fading to uncommon status today, when it reads as a tailored vintage choice. Variants and related forms include Gaelic Muirne and the anglicizations Murna and Myrnah. Mirna, common in Slavic and Latin American use, is a sound-alike cognate with a different root, from Slavic mir 'peace,' yielding the meaning 'peaceful.' Rare diminutives such as Myrnie appear in English.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| ID | 0 | #38 | 2 | 2,238 | |
| PR | 0 | #44 | 12 | 1,497 | |
| MO | 0 | #49 | 4 | 2,706 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #53 | 146 | 3,171 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #71 | 502 | 13,098 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #96 | 11 | 5,459 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #97 | 6 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #103 | 8 | 5,607 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| KW | 0 | #115 | 7 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #119 | 7 | 3,755 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| PA | 0 | #132 | 7 | 3,797 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #136 | 2 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #151 | 3 | 3,773 |
| AE | 0 | #166 | 12 | 10,220 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #177 | 3 | 1,568 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 2 | 2,508 |
| UY | 0 | #178 | 5 | 2,477 | |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #191 | 3 | 2,915 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #193 | 59 | 7,056 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #202 | 116 | 15,378 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| PS | 0 | #222 | 5 | 5,692 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #224 | 328 | 19,177 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #232 | 11 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #232 | 14 | 6,592 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #235 | 3 | 7,146 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #241 | 19 | 7,507 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2 | 3,650 |
| Canada | Girls | 2023 | #275 | 5 | 2,824 |
| SG | 0 | #275 | 8 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #279 | 4 | 6,291 | |
| SA | 0 | #279 | 17 | 10,560 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #282 | 8 | 8,139 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #293 | 24 | 7,429 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #300 | 97 | 15,987 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #305 | 254 | 20,968 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #305 | 21 | 7,570 |
| MX | 0 | #327 | 87 | 8,339 | |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #329 | 23 | 8,539 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| HK | 0 | #338 | 11 | 8,483 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| NL | 0 | #354 | 38 | 2,481 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| EG | 0 | #386 | 15 | 6,387 | |
| YE | 0 | #393 | 6 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #398 | 8 | 3,185 |
| CL | 0 | #399 | 13 | 6,867 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #406 | 219 | 16,104 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| BH | 0 | #413 | 141 | 17,937 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #422 | 594 | 25,931 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #423 | 59 | 9,861 |
| ZA | 0 | #429 | 19 | 14,421 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #442 | 146 | 18,916 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #459 | 65 | 10,981 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #461 | 72 | 11,342 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #464 | 47 | 6,731 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #477 | 29 | 7,500 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #503 | 1,188 | 17,781 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #517 | 9 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #559 | 41 | 8,289 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #566 | 52 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #574 | 85 | 13,263 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #582 | 402 | 5,933 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #587 | 25 | 9,488 |
| SY | 0 | #676 | 53 | 11,684 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #691 | 161 | 14,098 |
| IT | 0 | #704 | 11 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #725 | 14 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #757 | 204 | 14,742 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #760 | 10 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #804 | 35 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #820 | 7 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #860 | 6 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #865 | 79 | 14,861 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #901 | 41 | 12,708 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #903 | 81 | 5,561 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #909 | 8 | 8,487 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #917 | 9 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #928 | 67 | 24,821 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #970 | 13 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 134 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,045 | 34 | 16,140 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,079 | 377 | 9,415 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,603 | 12 | 28,008 |
Myrna is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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