Myrta

MEER-duh /ˈmɪəɾə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Myrta is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Myrta is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1987. Myrta was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (24 births).

About the name Myrta

PronunciationMEER-duh /ˈmɪəɾə/
CultureGerman
24peak births 1921
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Myrta

How popular is Myrta?

Girls named Myrta
1880190019201940196019801987
Girls named Myrta per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–1987 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1987) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Myrta total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19875—#12,581
19867—#9,235
19817—#8,719
19745—#9,716
19735—#9,312
19726—#7,919
19715—#9,180
19706—#7,681
19699—#5,330
19687—#6,051
19678—#5,299
196610—#4,392
19655—#7,207
19639—#4,791
19629—#4,773
19615—#7,234
19609—#4,672
195910—#4,220
19588—#4,785
195714—#3,255
195611—#3,841
195511—#3,720
19547—#5,008
19538—#4,478
19526—#5,366
19497—#4,538
194714—#2,861
19465—#5,477
19449—#3,304
19438—#3,726
194211—#2,939
194110—#2,990
194011—#2,681
19398—#3,335
19389—#3,112
193713—#2,410
19365—#4,671
19358—#3,353
19349—#3,088
193212—#2,600
193115—#2,175
193013—#2,520
192914—#2,398
192817—#2,163
192713—#2,658
192612—#2,831
192513—#2,730
192419—#2,111
192318—#2,139
192217—#2,250
192124—#1,809
192021—#1,932
19196—#4,644
191814—#2,472
191721—#1,752
191615—#2,207
191513—#2,346
19149—#2,568
19139—#2,283
191210—#1,941
19117—#2,126
19095—#2,443
19075—#2,284
19066—#1,880
19058—#1,502
19048—#1,446
19027—#1,549
19006—#1,867
189910—#1,075
18987—#1,464
18975—#1,716
189620—#721
18959—#1,179
18945—#1,640
189311—#942
189212—#890
189110—#931
189013—#783
188914—#711
188820—#566
188717—#552
188617—#552
188519—#496
188422—#435
188322—#406
188221—#400
188113—#484
188017—#414