Given name
Mirtie
“of the sacred evergreen shrub”
Mirtie is a variant of Myrtle. One Latin interpretation is “of the sacred evergreen shrub.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mirtie is a variant of Myrtle. One Latin interpretation is “of the sacred evergreen shrub.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mirtie 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 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mirtie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 236
- 0 boys · 236 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 16 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 5 in 1942. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1924.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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