Given name

Myrtice

“resembling the evergreen shrub myrtle”·“of the sacred evergreen shrub”

Myrtice is a variant of Myrta. One Greek interpretation is “resembling the evergreen shrub myrtle.” Myrtice is a variant of Myrtle. One Latin interpretation is “of the sacred evergreen shrub.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Myrtice is a variant of Myrta. One Greek interpretation is “resembling the evergreen shrub myrtle.” Myrtice is a variant of Myrtle. One Latin interpretation is “of the sacred evergreen shrub.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Myrtice is a variant of Myrta. An origin associated with Myrta is Greek. Myrtice 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

Myrtice through the years

Babies since 1880
4,342
0 boys · 4,342 girls
Most popular year
1918
152 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Myrtice in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1881–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 152 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 843 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.

Myrtice’s family of names

Myrtice has a related form in Myrtle. Myrtice has a related form in Myrta.

Walk Myrtice’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Myrtice, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old-fashioned

Myrtie

“of the sacred evergreen shrub”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Myrle

“resembling a blackbird”

0Not recently recorded

23% boys · 77% girls

Old-fashioned

Mittie

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Myrtis

“of the sacred evergreen shrub”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Monnie

0Not recently recorded

12% boys · 88% girls

Old-fashioned

Madie

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Maurine

11Very rare

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Virgie

In English use, Virgie is a diminutive of Virginia. One Latin interpretation is “one who is chaste; virginal; from the state of Virginia.”

0Not recently recorded

3% boys · 97% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Myrtice’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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