Is Myrtis a boy or girl name?
Myrtis was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 6,126 US babies named Myrtis were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Myrtis since 1882
- 6,126
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 216 babies
Boys and girls named Myrtis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 59 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 202 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 428 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,203 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 1,612 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,083 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 753 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 500 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 187 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,582 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,574 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,696 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,883 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,240 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,687 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,323 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,719 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,469 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,368 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,182 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,282 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,765 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,601 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,883 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,801 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,339 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,528 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,296 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,808 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,180 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,872 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,841 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,504 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,556 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,457 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,454 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,305 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,191 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,221 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,245 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,181 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,181 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,101 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 82 | #924 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 72 | #894 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 75 | #887 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 83 | #860 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 90 | #810 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 77 | #827 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 89 | #738 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 97 | #695 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 103 | #680 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 94 | #707 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 123 | #596 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 107 | #630 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 105 | #655 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 108 | #631 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 111 | #637 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 116 | #618 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 119 | #638 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 132 | #595 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 146 | #584 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 135 | #614 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,625 | 164 | #551 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 182 | #530 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 176 | #549 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 150 | #590 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 145 | #598 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 216 | #470 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 166 | #558 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 160 | #545 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 152 | #581 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 158 | #533 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 151 | #543 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 138 | #544 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 108 | #537 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 101 | #509 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 105 | #465 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 59 | #555 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 71 | #484 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 54 | #514 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 38 | #625 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 53 | #495 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 46 | #512 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 49 | #486 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 41 | #518 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 39 | #521 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 40 | #506 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 29 | #586 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 39 | #554 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 22 | #672 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 26 | #647 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 31 | #534 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 21 | #701 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 19 | #736 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 20 | #679 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 13 | #852 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 25 | #560 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 15 | #720 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 10 | #921 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 15 | #679 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 13 | #745 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 10 | #779 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #964 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #993 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 8 | #718 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Myrtis reached #4,625 in 1926. As a girl name, it reached #465 in 1912. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Myrtis
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.