Girls name
Myrtle
Myrtle is a girls' name given to 87,083 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1918 with 4,071 births. It has appeared in 50 states, and reached its highest rank of 9th among girls names in North Dakota in 1910.
Which states favor Myrtle
Myrtle by state
Top states by all-time births named Myrtle. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 6,418 | #627 (1975) |
| 2 | Texas | 5,846 | #1786 (1978) |
| 3 | Kentucky | 4,634 | #581 (1977) |
| 4 | Alabama | 4,306 | #514 (1970) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 4,117 | #678 (1965) |
| 6 | Virginia | 3,876 | #626 (1968) |
| 7 | Tennessee | 3,787 | #511 (1964) |
| 8 | Louisiana | 3,535 | #470 (1964) |
| 9 | Georgia | 3,507 | #527 (1961) |
| 10 | Illinois | 3,039 | #856 (1968) |
| 11 | South Carolina | 2,873 | #555 (1970) |
| 12 | Mississippi | 2,794 | #543 (1969) |
| 13 | Arkansas | 2,611 | #319 (1960) |
| 14 | Missouri | 2,586 | #675 (1964) |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 2,563 | #468 (1966) |
| 16 | Ohio | 2,501 | #1083 (1972) |
| 17 | New York | 2,487 | #1686 (1969) |
| 18 | West Virginia | 2,412 | #379 (1971) |
| 19 | Minnesota | 2,298 | #462 (1946) |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 2,014 | #329 (1949) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).