Myrtle

Myrtle: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “myrtle plant”
Origin: Greek
Say it: MUR-tl · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From the name of the evergreen shrub, ultimately from Greek myrtos. The plant has long symbolized love and peace in classical tradition.

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How popular is Myrtle?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Myrtle in 20240

Peak year1895

Total US babies since 1880136,976

Myrtle was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Myrtle

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Myrtle questions

What does the name Myrtle mean?

Myrtle means "myrtle plant". It comes from Greek. From the name of the evergreen shrub, ultimately from Greek myrtos. The plant has long symbolized love and peace in classical tradition.

Is Myrtle a boy or girl name?

Myrtle is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Myrtle?

Myrtle was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1895.

How do you pronounce Myrtle?

Myrtle is usually pronounced MUR-tl.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.