Is Myrle a boy or girl name?

Myrle is a unisex name. Of the 3,108 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 77.4% were girls and 22.6% were boys.

Myrle

Recorded 1884–1966 · United States

Myrle was most popular in 1918, when 122 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,177 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,108 people named Myrle.

Myrle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Myrle’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Myrle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Myrle is a unisex name — 77.4% of the 3,108 Americans given it were girls and 22.6% 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 Myrle

Where Myrle is most concentrated

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

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