Is Mirtha a boy or girl name?

Mirtha is a girl’s name. Of the 539 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Mirtha

Recorded 1948–2008 · United States

Mirtha was most popular in 1972, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,759 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 539 people named Mirtha.

Mirtha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mirtha’s peak in 1972. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mirtha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mirtha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 539 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mirtha

Where Mirtha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 5.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org