Is Myrta a boy or girl name?

Myrta is a girl’s name. Of the 960 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Myrta

Recorded 1880–1987 · United States

Myrta was most popular in 1921, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,153 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 960 people named Myrta.

Myrta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Myrta’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Myrta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Myrta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 960 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.

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