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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Myrtis

Myrtis was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 465th; the most babies were born in 1921 (216). More babies were named Myrtis in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1921216 babies
Total since 1880
6,126babies recorded

Myrtis popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1926.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#4,18114
1960#2,17929
1950#1,24555
1940#73889
1930#638119
1920#558166
1910#48471
1900#55439
1890#92110
1880——

How popular is Myrtis, counting every spelling?

Myrtis has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Myrtis?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Myrtis are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 69 and 84. That makes Myrtis a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Myrtis by state

How common Myrtis was among girls born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (11.2×), Louisiana (9.7×), Georgia (5.1×), Alabama (4.0×), Florida (3.3×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.44 per 1,000 babiesAR0.44Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: 0.45 per 1,000 babiesSC0.45District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOK0.04Louisiana: 1.4 per 1,000 babiesLA1.4Mississippi: 1.6 per 1,000 babiesMS1.6Alabama: 0.56 per 1,000 babiesAL0.56Georgia: 0.71 per 1,000 babiesGA0.71Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesTX0.15Florida: 0.47 per 1,000 babiesFL0.47
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Myrtis, girls, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Myrtis: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Myrtis, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Myrtis

How popular is the name Myrtis?

Myrtis was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 465th; the most babies were born in 1921 (216). More babies were named Myrtis in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Myrtis a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 6,121 girls and 5 boys.

Where was Myrtis most popular?

In 1919–1923, Myrtis was most common in Mississippi (1.58 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.