Total births
61
Girls' name · since 1886
Mrytle
Mrytle has 61 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 61
- total births
- 1886–1940
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Mrytle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 61 have been recorded since 1886.
Mrytle has 61 recorded births among girls since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1940.
- 61 total births
- 1886–1940 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
61 girls have been named Mrytle since 1886, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1940.
- 61
- total births
- 1886–1940
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
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.
Mrytle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mrytle's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mrytle at a glance
Last recorded 1940Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1886
Mrytle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1940
- Peak year (1917)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Mrytle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Mrytle's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Mrytle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 33 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mrytle? ▼
Since 1886, Social Security records show 61 babies named Mrytle. The most recent recorded year was 1940. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Mrytle go back to 1886, giving 55 years of history 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.
What to do with Mrytle's data
- Mrytle's decade-level peak was the 1910s (33 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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1886–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mrytle: Baby Name Since 1886 - 61 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mrytle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mrytle 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 June 2026.