Given name
Myrtie
“of the sacred evergreen shrub”
Myrtie is a variant of Myrtle. One Latin interpretation is “of the sacred evergreen shrub.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Myrtie is a variant of Myrtle. One Latin interpretation is “of the sacred evergreen shrub.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Myrtie 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Myrtie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,401
- 0 boys · 4,401 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 114 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 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 114 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 824 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 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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>99% girls