The baby name Myrtle appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1978. It was most popular in 1918 with 5,613 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Myrtle has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 3,230 |
| 1911 | 3,071 |
| 1912 | 3,505 |
| 1913 | 3,865 |
| 1914 | 4,096 |
| 1915 | 5,215 |
| 1916 | 5,439 |
| 1917 | 5,559 |
| 1918 | 5,613 |
| 1919 | 4,902 |
| 1920 | 5,173 |
| 1921 | 4,942 |
| 1922 | 4,369 |
| 1923 | 3,973 |
| 1924 | 3,756 |
| 1925 | 4,372 |
| 1926 | 4,063 |
| 1927 | 3,924 |
| 1928 | 3,570 |
| 1929 | 3,300 |
| 1930 | 3,106 |
| 1931 | 2,640 |
| 1932 | 2,638 |
| 1933 | 2,151 |
| 1934 | 2,085 |
| 1935 | 2,050 |
| 1936 | 1,739 |
| 1937 | 1,747 |
| 1938 | 1,564 |
| 1939 | 1,298 |
| 1940 | 1,237 |
| 1941 | 1,030 |
| 1942 | 1,032 |
| 1943 | 1,128 |
| 1944 | 771 |
| 1945 | 663 |
| 1946 | 612 |
| 1947 | 653 |
| 1948 | 575 |
| 1949 | 590 |
| 1950 | 558 |
| 1951 | 461 |
| 1952 | 453 |
| 1953 | 444 |
| 1954 | 351 |
| 1955 | 343 |
| 1956 | 273 |
| 1957 | 224 |
| 1958 | 196 |
| 1959 | 203 |
| 1960 | 182 |
| 1961 | 201 |
| 1962 | 138 |
| 1963 | 70 |
| 1964 | 84 |
| 1965 | 59 |
| 1966 | 71 |
| 1967 | 55 |
| 1968 | 32 |
| 1969 | 19 |
| 1970 | 17 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 5 |