Girls' name · since 1898
Myrtha
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 270 babies named Myrtha, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
270 girls have been named Myrtha since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Myrtha recorded 270 times among girls since 1898, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1990.
- #16,862 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 270 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myrtha ranks #16,862 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 270 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Myrtha's 270 recorded births place it above 76.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Myrtha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Myrtha's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Myrtha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1990
- Peak year (1925)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Myrtha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (63 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Myrtha's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Myrtha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
63 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 63 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Myrtha's data
- Myrtha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myrtha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1898–1990 (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 Myrtha 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.