Names / Girl names
Myrtle
Current rank
#11,611
holding steady
All-time peak
#27
in 1894
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
136,900
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #27 in 1894 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Love and peace. Stateside, it first appears in 1880. Its strongest year was 1894, at #27 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Across all years, more than 136,900 children have been named this.