Myrtle
1 country#10917 in United States, 2025US
#10917
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
136,984
Peak year (United States)
1918
Peak-year count
4,094
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Myrtle’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
136,984 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #10917 · peaked in 1918 with 4,094 births
Most common in: North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Alabama, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Myrtle’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | #4964 | — |
| 1987 | #5613 | ↓649 |
| 1988 | #9244 | ↓3631 |
| 1989 | #8037 | ↑1207 |
| 1990 | #9247 | ↓1210 |
| 1991 | #8588 | ↑659 |
| 1992 | #11738 | ↓3150 |
| 1993 | #10588 | ↑1150 |
| 1994 | #8804 | ↑1784 |
| 1995 | #8766 | ↑38 |
| 1996 | #9581 | ↓815 |
| 1997 | #12070 | ↓2489 |
| 2005 | #14502 | ↓2432 |
| 2013 | #16547 | ↓2045 |
| 2014 | #10955 | ↑5592 |
| 2016 | #16215 | ↓5260 |
| 2019 | #8597 | ↑7618 |
| 2022 | #13592 | ↓4995 |
| 2023 | #13462 | ↑130 |
| 2025 | #10917 | ↑2545 |