The first name Myrtle

Myrtle last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2015, with 11 births (#2,328).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Myrtle with other names.

In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Myrtle, the 11,611th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 4,076 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames for Myrtle

• Myrt

• Myrtle Cook
  Canadian athletics competitor (1902-1985)
• Myrtle Bachelder
  American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer (1908–1997)
• Myrtle Corbin
  American sideshow performer (1868–1928)
• Myrtle Stedman
  American actress (1883-1938)
• Myrtle Gonzalez
  American actress (1891–1918)
• Myrtle Lind
  American actress, 1898–1966
• Myrtle Cagle
  American pilot and astronaut (1925–2019)
• Myrtle Reed
  American novelist and poet (1874-1911)
• Nancy Walker
  American actress (1922–1992)
• Ruth Patrick
  American botanist and limnologist (1907–2013)

What does the name Myrtle mean?

After the plant, myrtle; used since the end of the 19th century.

How popular is the name Myrtle?

In 2022, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Myrtle, ranking 5,669th. Its peak was 2015, with 11 births.

What are nicknames for Myrtle?

Common nicknames for Myrtle include Myrt.

Is Myrtle a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 136,984 US babies named Myrtle since 1880 were girls.

When was Myrtle most popular?

1918 in the United States, when 4,076 babies were named Myrtle, its highest rank at 62nd.

How do you pronounce Myrtle?

Myrtle is /ˈmɝtl̩/, 2 syllables.