First Name MYRTLE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MYRTLE is ranked as the 787th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 52,214.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 16.38 people named MYRTLE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MYRTLE is 24,802.
  • The SSA data also shows that MYRTLE is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MYRTLE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 52,214 +/-1.6%
  • National Rank 787
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 16.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 24,802
  • National Rank 1,259
  • Percentile Rank 98.64%
  • Proportion/100k 7.78

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MYRTLE is 77.0% White, 2.4% Hispanic origin, 17.2% Black, 1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MYRTLE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MYRTLE is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English feminine given name
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MYRTLE

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.0% 63.9% 13.1%
Hispanic origin 2.4% 16.3% -13.9%
Black 17.2% 12.3% 4.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.1% 4.9% -3.8%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MYRTLE is Texas where 4,723 people have this name.
  • North Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MYRTLE, as 38.07 in every 100,000 North Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • North Carolina is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MYRTLE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,453 11.28 98.2% Indiana 813 12.33 97.3% Iowa 376 12.1 96.7% Kansas 422 14.53 94.9% Michigan 1,425 14.38 99.0% Minnesota 1,017 18.63 98.4% Missouri 1,064 35.52 97.5% Nebraska 131 6.98 90.3% North Dakota 145 19.57 87.7% Ohio 1,542 13.3 98.2% South Dakota 133 15.55 86.7% Wisconsin 908 15.77 98.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MYRTLE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,453 11.28 98.2%
Indiana 813 12.33 97.3%
Iowa 376 12.1 96.7%
Kansas 422 14.53 94.9%
Michigan 1,425 14.38 99.0%
Minnesota 1,017 18.63 98.4%
Missouri 1,064 35.52 97.5%
Nebraska 131 6.98 90.3%
North Dakota 145 19.57 87.7%
Ohio 1,542 13.3 98.2%
South Dakota 133 15.55 86.7%
Wisconsin 908 15.77 98.1%
West State Statistics First-Names MYRTLE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 80 10.81 81.3% Arizona 525 7.79 95.6% California 3,757 9.68 99.1% Colorado 405 7.57 95.5% Hawaii 138 9.75 93.5% Idaho 187 11.46 91.4% Montana 243 23.76 91.5% Nevada 193 6.78 92.6% New Mexico 167 8.03 89.9% Oregon 614 15.46 96.4% Utah 166 5.63 91.1% Washington 1,050 14.87 98.4% Wyoming 93 15.96 84.7%

West States
State stats for the first name MYRTLE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 80 10.81 81.3%
Arizona 525 7.79 95.6%
California 3,757 9.68 99.1%
Colorado 405 7.57 95.5%
Hawaii 138 9.75 93.5%
Idaho 187 11.46 91.4%
Montana 243 23.76 91.5%
Nevada 193 6.78 92.6%
New Mexico 167 8.03 89.9%
Oregon 614 15.46 96.4%
Utah 166 5.63 91.1%
Washington 1,050 14.87 98.4%
Wyoming 93 15.96 84.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MYRTLE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 121 3.36 92.2% Maine 61 4.59 83.1% Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.6% New Hampshire 56 4.23 84.2% New Jersey 396 4.43 95.9% New York 2,123 10.75 99.0% Pennsylvania 1,626 12.71 98.4% Rhode Island 27 2.59 77.7% Vermont 63 10.01 88.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MYRTLE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 121 3.36 92.2%
Maine 61 4.59 83.1%
Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.6%
New Hampshire 56 4.23 84.2%
New Jersey 396 4.43 95.9%
New York 2,123 10.75 99.0%
Pennsylvania 1,626 12.71 98.4%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 77.7%
Vermont 63 10.01 88.8%
South State Statistics First-Names MYRTLE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,425 29.38 98.1% Arkansas 666 22.46 96.6% Delaware 107 11.4 94.9% Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 91.9% Florida 3,828 19.24 99.4% Georgia 2,007 19.88 98.7% Kentucky 1,057 23.94 97.2% Louisiana 1,635 35.15 98.1% Maryland 898 15.02 98.2% Mississippi 1,064 35.52 97.5% North Carolina 3,786 38.07 99.2% Oklahoma 869 22.41 97.0% South Carolina 1,826 37.78 98.3% Tennessee 1,605 24.51 98.3% Texas 4,723 17.52 99.3% Virginia 2,101 25.24 98.7% West Virginia 700 37.84 95.2%

South States
State stats for the first name MYRTLE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,425 29.38 98.1%
Arkansas 666 22.46 96.6%
Delaware 107 11.4 94.9%
Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 91.9%
Florida 3,828 19.24 99.4%
Georgia 2,007 19.88 98.7%
Kentucky 1,057 23.94 97.2%
Louisiana 1,635 35.15 98.1%
Maryland 898 15.02 98.2%
Mississippi 1,064 35.52 97.5%
North Carolina 3,786 38.07 99.2%
Oklahoma 869 22.41 97.0%
South Carolina 1,826 37.78 98.3%
Tennessee 1,605 24.51 98.3%
Texas 4,723 17.52 99.3%
Virginia 2,101 25.24 98.7%
West Virginia 700 37.84 95.2%
 

Full Names with MYRTLE as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MYRTLE as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MYRTLE.

The most popular full name is MYRTLE Smith. 1.23% of all the people named MYRTLE have this family name.

There are 5611 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MYRTLE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MYRTLE Smith 1.23%
2 MYRTLE Williams 0.98%
3 MYRTLE Johnson 0.95%
4 MYRTLE Jones 0.83%
5 MYRTLE Brown 0.72%
6 MYRTLE Wilson 0.54%
7 MYRTLE Davis 0.52%
8 MYRTLE Miller 0.43%
9 MYRTLE Thomas 0.40%
10 MYRTLE Taylor 0.39%
11 MYRTLE Thompson 0.36%
12 MYRTLE Harris 0.35%
13 MYRTLE Moore 0.35%
14 MYRTLE Jackson 0.33%
15 MYRTLE Mitchell 0.33%
16 MYRTLE Hall 0.32%
17 MYRTLE Clark 0.31%
18 MYRTLE Cook 0.30%
19 MYRTLE Lee 0.30%
20 MYRTLE Martin 0.30%

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