Recorded 1915–1922 Girls' name Peak 1919 29 births

Methyl — girls' name

29 babies named Methyl in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s12

The verdict

29 girls have been named Methyl since 1915, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1922.

29
total births
1915–1922
years on record
1910s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Methyl was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

7 babies were named Methyl in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Methyl

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Methyl between 1915 and 1922, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Methyl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Methyl performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Methyl shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Methyl in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Methyl at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

29

Since 1915

8 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1915

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1922

Methyl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1915

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19221921191919161915 5

Methyl by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
17 births that decade — 59% of Methyl's all-time total
1910s171920s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Methyl?
29 babies have been named Methyl since 1915. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was Methyl most popular?
Methyl was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Methyl been used?
Methyl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 8 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Methyl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meta, Metta, Mettie, Metztli, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1922 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.