Given name & surname · also Classical Greek
Myron
“refers to myrrh, a fragrant oil”
Myron is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “refers to myrrh, a fragrant oil.”
Original Ancient GreekΜύρων
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “refers to myrrh, a fragrant oil.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
The name’s historical associations include various early saints, notably a 3rd-century martyr of Cyzicus and a 4th-century bishop of Crete.
Myron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45,832
- 45,369 boys · 463 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 727 babies
- 2025
- 102
- #1,650 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 102 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,650 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 713 in 1930. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,379 as a first name in 2020; 885 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Myron’s family of names
Myron has a related form in Miran. In English usage, Myron has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Miron. Myron has a related form in Miron.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Miranvariant
- Mironvariant · Polish
- Mirinvariant
- Mirenvariant
- Myrinvariant
- Myrenvariant
- Myranvariant
- Myrronlikely variant
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Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Myron
- Myron ScholesCanadian economistborn 1941
- MyronAthenian sculptor, 5th century BC500 BC–500 BC
- Mike WallaceAmerican journalist, game show host and actor (1918–2012)
- Myron BoaduDutch association football playerborn 2001
- Myron MarkevychUkrainian football manager (born 1951)
- Myron Fohrracecar driver1912–1994
- Myron HealeyAmerican actor (1923-2005)
- Grim NatwickAmerican artist, animator, and film director (1890-1990)
- Tiny BradshawAmerican jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, pianist, and drummer (1907–1958)1905–1958
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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