Recorded 1886–1940 Girls' name Peak 1917 61 births

Mrytle — girls' name

61 babies named Mrytle in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s331920s181940s5
1910s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Mrytle was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mrytle in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mrytle

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Mrytle between 1886 and 1940, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mrytle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mrytle performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mrytle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mrytle 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 61 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.

Mrytle at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

61

Since 1886

55 years of records

Peak year

1917

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1886

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1940

Mrytle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1886

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1917)
10
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Mrytle by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
33 births that decade — 54% of Mrytle's all-time total
1880s51910s331920s181940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mrytle?
61 babies have been named Mrytle since 1886. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1917 with 10 births.
When was Mrytle most popular?
Mrytle was most popular in the 1910s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Mrytle been used?
Mrytle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 55 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Mrytle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mry, Mryah. 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, 1886–1940 (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.