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Girl name

Myrlene

/mɪˈɹlin/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1971

Myrlene has been given to about 332 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1932, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/mɪˈɹlin/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 153
Median age today85 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Myrlene per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1932 · 21
  • Born in 20250
  • All time332

How popular is Myrlene?

Its best year was 1932, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 1735th. The typical living American called Myrlene is about 85 years old today.

Names that sound like Myrlene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marlene0.84
  2. Darlene0.74
  3. Arlene0.74
  4. Carlene0.74
  5. Irene0.71
  6. Shirlene0.74
  7. Karlene0.74
  8. Earlene0.71

Middle names for Myrlene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Myrlene Rose0.83
  2. Myrlene Grace0.83
  3. Myrlene Louise0.83
  4. Myrlene Claire0.82
  5. Myrlene Quinn0.82
  6. Myrlene Kate0.82

Sibling names for Myrlene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.69
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.67
  3. Winonasister · 0.63
  4. Billieeither · 0.63
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.62
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.61

Where Myrlene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Myrlene White0.78
    2. Myrlene Nguyen0.78
    3. Myrlene Hill0.78
    4. Myrlene Hall0.78
    5. Myrlene Brown0.78
    6. Myrlene Young0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Myrlene

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.