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.

#32,716 of 72,339
all-time among girls
61
born since 1886
1910s
peak 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.

  • #32,716 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 61 born since 1886
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mrytle ranks #32,716 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1886, peaking in the 1910s.

#32,716 of 72,339
all-time among girls
61
born since 1886
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mrytle's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1917)
10
Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
4681012 1886191119121915191719181920192119231940 5

Mrytle by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (33 births, 54% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 33 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mrytle? ▼
Since 1886, Social Security records show 61 babies named Mrytle. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #32,716 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1940. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 10 births.
Where does Mrytle sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mrytle ranks #32,716 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mrytle

Nearby Names Like Mrytle

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mrytle

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Yoshino
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Arbell
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Madoline
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mrytle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1886–1940 (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 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 August 2026.