Recorded 1933–1948 Girls' name Peak 1947 16 births

Myretta — girls' name

16 babies named Myretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s11
1940s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Myretta was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

6 babies were named Myretta in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Myretta between 1933 and 1948, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myretta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Myretta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myretta 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 16 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.

Myretta at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

16

Since 1933

16 years of records

Peak year

1947

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1933

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1948

Myretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1933

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1947)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 194819471933 5

Myretta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 69% of Myretta's all-time total
1930s51940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myretta?
16 babies have been named Myretta since 1933. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1947 with 6 births.
When was Myretta most popular?
Myretta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Myretta been used?
Myretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 16 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Myretta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myrtle, Myra, Myrna, Myrtis, 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, 1933–1948 (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.