Myrka vs Myrtle

Side-by-side comparison of Myrka and Myrtle — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Myrka

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Name B

Myrtle

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Metric Myrka Myrtle
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 525 136,478
Peak Year 2001 1918
Peak Year Births 73 4,076
Peak Decade 2000ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1992 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Myrka Myrtle
1880ss — 9,769
1890ss — 17,717
1900ss — 19,691
1910ss — 32,432
1920ss — 30,569
1930ss — 14,134
1940ss — 7,274
1950ss — 3,106
1960ss — 1,166
1970ss — 356
1980ss — 153
1990ss 176 62
2000ss 349 6
2010ss — 31
2020ss — 12

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Myrka Myrtle
2014 — 9
2016 — 5
2019 — 12
2022 — 6
2023 — 6

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1992–2009.

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