Recorded 1898–1990 Girls' name Peak 1925 270 births

Myrtha — girls' name

270 babies named Myrtha in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s51910s501920s631930s571940s161950s211960s321970s71980s61990s7
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Myrtha was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

15 babies were named Myrtha in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myrtha

The Social Security Administration has registered 270 babies named Myrtha between 1898 and 1990, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myrtha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myrtha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Myrtha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myrtha 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 270 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.

Myrtha at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

270

Since 1898

93 years of records

Peak year

1925

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1898

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 1990

Myrtha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1898

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1925)
15
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
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Myrtha by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
63 births that decade — 23% of Myrtha's all-time total
1890s61900s51910s501920s631930s571940s161950s211960s321970s71980s61990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myrtha?
270 babies have been named Myrtha since 1898. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1925 with 15 births.
When was Myrtha most popular?
Myrtha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Myrtha been used?
Myrtha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 93 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Myrtha?
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, 1898–1990 (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.