Myrtle

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Myrtle is a given name of Greek, Latin origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 136,976 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 136,478 as girls and 498 as boys. Myrtle gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #546 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2023 6
2022 6
2019 12
2016 5
2014 9
2013 5
2005 6
1997 6
1996 8
1995 9
1994 9
1993 7
1992 6
1991 9
1990 8
1989 9
1988 7
1987 13
1986 15
1985 10
1984 16
1983 14
1982 24
1981 18
1980 27
1979 22
1978 22
1977 30
1976 27
1975 41
1974 34
1973 36
1972 37
1971 57
1970 50
1969 71
1968 74
1967 85
1966 88
1965 117
1964 115
1963 110
1962 145
1961 186
1960 175
1959 182
1958 196
1957 229
1956 257
1955 316
1954 325
1953 378
1952 366
1951 397
1950 460
1949 523
1948 537
1947 596
1946 571
1945 621
1944 686
1943 848
1942 911
1941 971
1940 1,025
1939 1,063
1938 1,123
1937 1,203
1936 1,250
1935 1,319
1934 1,443
1933 1,403
1932 1,680
1931 1,728
1930 2,012
1929 2,132
1928 2,259
1927 2,560
1926 2,771
1925 2,989
1924 3,214
1923 3,323
1922 3,655
1921 3,805
1920 3,963
1919 3,826
1918 4,094
1917 4,063
1916 3,974
1915 3,887
1914 3,057
1913 2,851
1912 2,604
1911 2,041
1910 2,152
1909 1,955
1908 1,959
1907 1,936
1906 1,928
1905 2,026
1904 1,911
1903 1,994
1902 1,893
1901 1,901
1900 2,252
1899 1,828
1898 2,097
1897 1,833
1896 1,941
1895 1,950
1894 1,824
1893 1,767
1892 1,671
1891 1,464
1890 1,411
1889 1,371
1888 1,310
1887 1,094
1886 1,102
1885 1,031
1884 985
1883 851
1882 803
1881 643
1880 620