Recorded 1920–1940 Girls' name Peak 1932 32 births

Myrtlene — girls' name

32 babies named Myrtlene in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Myrtlene was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

6 babies were named Myrtlene in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myrtlene

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Myrtlene between 1920 and 1940, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myrtlene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myrtlene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Myrtlene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myrtlene 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 32 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.

Myrtlene at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

32

Since 1920

21 years of records

Peak year

1932

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1920

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1940

Myrtlene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1920

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1932)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Myrtlene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 63% of Myrtlene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myrtlene?
32 babies have been named Myrtlene since 1920. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1932 with 6 births.
When was Myrtlene most popular?
Myrtlene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Myrtlene been used?
Myrtlene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 21 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Myrtlene?
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, 1920–1940 (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.