Given name & surname
Myrle
“resembling a blackbird”
Myrle is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Myrle is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Myrle is a variant of Merle. An origin associated with Merle is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Myrle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,108
- 703 boys · 2,405 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 122 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 23% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1966. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 31 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 676 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Myrle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Myrtie
“of the sacred evergreen shrub”
>99% girls
Myrtice
“resembling the evergreen shrub myrtle” · “of the sacred evergreen shrub”
>99% girls
Mittie
>99% girls
Myrl
“resembling a blackbird”
41% boys · 59% girls
Myrtis
“of the sacred evergreen shrub”
>99% girls
Monnie
12% boys · 88% girls
Madie
>99% girls
Maurine
>99% girls