Recorded 1881–1981 Girls' name Peak 1918 4,342 births

Myrtice — girls' name

4,342 babies named Myrtice in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Myrtice was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

152 babies were named Myrtice in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myrtice

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,342 babies named Myrtice between 1881 and 1981, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myrtice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 152 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myrtice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,309 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Myrtice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 1,831 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Myrtice in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myrtice 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 4,342 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.

Myrtice at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

4,342

Since 1881

101 years of records

Peak year

1918

152 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1881

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 1981

Myrtice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1881

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1918)
152
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
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Myrtice by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
1,309 births that decade — 30% of Myrtice's all-time total
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Myrtice by state

Where Myrtice concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Myrtice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
1,831 42.2%
#2 Alabama
566 13.0%
#3 Florida
456 10.5%
#4 Texas
55 1.3%
#5 Mississippi
43 1.0%
#6 North Carolina
24 0.6%
#7 Arkansas
23 0.5%
#8 South Carolina
11 0.3%
Georgia share of Myrtice's total US births 42.2%
Even split

1,831 of 4,342 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Myrtice appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myrtice?
4,342 babies have been named Myrtice since 1881. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1918 with 152 births.
When was Myrtice most popular?
Myrtice was most popular in the 1920s decade with 1,309 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Myrtice most popular?
The top states for the name Myrtice are Georgia (1,831 births), Alabama (566 births), Florida (456 births).
How long has the name Myrtice been used?
Myrtice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 101 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Myrtice?
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.

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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, 1881–1981 (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.