Unisex name · since 1884
Myrle
2,405 babies named Myrle in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,405
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,405 girls have been named Myrle since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Myrle has 2,405 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1962.
- #4,152 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,405 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myrle ranks #4,152 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,405 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,405
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Myrle's 2,405 recorded births place it above 94.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Myrle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Myrle's full recorded timeline at 1922, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Myrle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1962
- Peak year (1915)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Myrle popularity over time - boys
703 total births recorded since 1903 (Myrle as boys' name)
Myrle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (684 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Myrle's strongest decade.
684 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Myrle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 36
1880s
36 births
- 1890s 172
1890s
172 births
- 1900s 243
1900s
243 births
- 1910s
1910s
643 births
- 1920s
1920s
684 births
- 1930s
1930s
358 births
- 1940s 186
1940s
186 births
- 1950s 71
1950s
71 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 684 births (28% of all-time use).
How Myrle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Myrle's total volume
Myrle by state
Where Myrle concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 129 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 97 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Utah | | 65 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 27 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 26 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Idaho | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 0.5% |
129 of 2,405 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Myrle appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Myrle's data
- Myrle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (684 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Myrles (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myrle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1884–1962 (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 Myrle 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.