Girls' name · since 1880
Myrta
Myrta has 960 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 960
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Myrta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 960 recorded since 1880.
Myrta has 960 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1880s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1987.
- #7,727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 960 born since 1880
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myrta ranks #7,727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 960 born since 1880, peaking in the 1880s.
- #7,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 960
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Myrta's 960 recorded births place it above 89.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Myrta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Myrta's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1894, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Myrta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1987
- Peak year (1921)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Myrta by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (182 births, 19% of the file).
1880s was Myrta's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Myrta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
182 births
- 1890s
1890s
102 births
- 1900s 45
1900s
45 births
- 1910s
1910s
104 births
- 1920s
1920s
168 births
- 1930s
1930s
92 births
- 1940s
1940s
75 births
- 1950s
1950s
75 births
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 182 births (19% of all-time use).
How Myrta 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 Myrta's total volume
Myrta by state
Where Myrta concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 45 | 4.7% |
45 of 960 births nationwide.
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- Myrta's decade-level peak was the 1880s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Myrtas (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Myrta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1880–1987 (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 Myrta 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.