Myrtis

Recorded 1882–1987 · United States

Myrtis was most popular in 1921, when 216 American babies were given the name — ranking #874 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 6,126 people named Myrtis.

Myrtis over time

Births per year. The dot marks Myrtis’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Names that peaked alongside Myrtis

Una
Artie
Elvera
Margret
Milford
Burl

Where Myrtis is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Mississippi 22.1×
Louisiana 12.2×
Alabama 6.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org