Girls' name · since 1881
Mirtie
Mirtie has 236 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1881
- 1890s
- peak decade
Mirtie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 236 recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirtie has been recorded 236 times among girls since 1881, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1890s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1942.
- #18,156 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 236 born since 1881
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mirtie ranks #18,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 236 born since 1881, peaking in the 1890s.
- #18,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1881
- 1890s
- peak decade
Mirtie's 236 recorded births place it above 74.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mirtie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mirtie's SSA record in two at 1906 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mirtie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1942
- Peak year (1924)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Mirtie by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (60 births, 25% of the file).
1890s was Mirtie's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Mirtie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
34 births
- 1890s
1890s
60 births
- 1900s
1900s
32 births
- 1910s
1910s
44 births
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 60 births (25% of all-time use).
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- Mirtie's decade-level peak was the 1890s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mirtie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–1942 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mirtie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.