Given name & surname
Mertis
“of the sacred evergreen shrub”
Mertis is a variant of Myrtle. One Latin interpretation is “of the sacred evergreen shrub.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mertis is a variant of Myrtle. One Latin interpretation is “of the sacred evergreen shrub.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mertis is a variant of Myrtle. An origin associated with Myrtle is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mertis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 476
- 10 boys · 466 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 168 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mertis’s family of names
Mertis has a related form in Myrtle. In Greek usage, Mertis as a surname is a transliteration of Μερτής.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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