Girl nameNot in the current top chartsFalling
Myrtle
//ˈmɜrtəl//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19186 lettersStarts with M
Meaning & origin
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Myrtle's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Myrtle |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 620 |
| 1881 | 643 |
| 1882 | 803 |
| 1883 | 851 |
| 1884 | 985 |
| 1885 | 1,031 |
| 1886 | 1,102 |
| 1887 | 1,094 |
| 1888 | 1,310 |
| 1889 | 1,371 |
| 1890 | 1,411 |
| 1891 | 1,464 |
| 1892 | 1,671 |
| 1893 | 1,767 |
| 1894 | 1,824 |
| 1895 | 1,950 |
| 1896 | 1,941 |
| 1897 | 1,833 |
| 1898 | 2,097 |
| 1899 | 1,828 |
| 1900 | 2,252 |
| 1901 | 1,901 |
| 1902 | 1,893 |
| 1903 | 1,994 |
| 1904 | 1,911 |
| 1905 | 2,026 |
| 1906 | 1,928 |
| 1907 | 1,936 |
| 1908 | 1,959 |
| 1909 | 1,955 |
| 1910 | 2,152 |
| 1911 | 2,041 |
| 1912 | 2,604 |
| 1913 | 2,851 |
| 1914 | 3,057 |
| 1915 | 3,887 |
| 1916 | 3,974 |
| 1917 | 4,063 |
| 1918 | 4,094 |
| 1919 | 3,826 |
| 1920 | 3,963 |
| 1921 | 3,805 |
| 1922 | 3,655 |
| 1923 | 3,323 |
| 1924 | 3,214 |
| 1925 | 2,989 |
| 1926 | 2,771 |
| 1927 | 2,560 |
| 1928 | 2,259 |
| 1929 | 2,132 |
| 1930 | 2,012 |
| 1931 | 1,728 |
| 1932 | 1,680 |
| 1933 | 1,403 |
| 1934 | 1,443 |
| 1935 | 1,319 |
| 1936 | 1,250 |
| 1937 | 1,203 |
| 1938 | 1,123 |
| 1939 | 1,063 |
| 1940 | 1,025 |
| 1941 | 971 |
| 1942 | 911 |
| 1943 | 848 |
| 1944 | 686 |
| 1945 | 621 |
| 1946 | 571 |
| 1947 | 596 |
| 1948 | 537 |
| 1949 | 523 |
| 1950 | 460 |
| 1951 | 397 |
| 1952 | 366 |
| 1953 | 378 |
| 1954 | 325 |
| 1955 | 316 |
| 1956 | 257 |
| 1957 | 229 |
| 1958 | 196 |
| 1959 | 182 |
| 1960 | 175 |
| 1961 | 186 |
| 1962 | 145 |
| 1963 | 110 |
| 1964 | 115 |
| 1965 | 117 |
| 1966 | 88 |
| 1967 | 85 |
| 1968 | 74 |
| 1969 | 71 |
| 1970 | 50 |
| 1971 | 57 |
| 1972 | 37 |
| 1973 | 36 |
| 1974 | 34 |
| 1975 | 41 |
| 1976 | 27 |
| 1977 | 30 |
| 1978 | 22 |
| 1979 | 22 |
| 1980 | 27 |
| 1981 | 18 |
| 1982 | 24 |
| 1983 | 14 |
| 1984 | 16 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1986 | 15 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 |
Myrtle through the decades
- Myrtle peaked in 1918, when 4,094 babies were named Myrtle in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (1995–2023), use of Myrtle has fallen 23% compared to the 10 years before that.