Mirtha
Feminine · “myrtle”
Mirtha is the Spanish Mirta, myrtle, written with an h. It is a familiar name in Argentina, where one Mirtha has presided over the country's lunch table on television for generations.
How old is the name Mirtha?
Mirtha first appears in US birth records in 1948 — 77 years ago. The typical Mirtha alive today was born around 1980, making them about 45 years old. About 500 people named Mirtha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mirtha most popular?
Mirtha peaked in 1972, reaching #3062 nationally. See the whole 1972 chart.
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Where it comes from
From myrtos to Mirtha
The story of Mirtha
Mirtha Legrand, an Argentine film actress, began hosting a televised lunch with guests from politics and show business, and the program ran, with pauses, across more than half a century, making her one of the most recognized women in the country. Mirta and Mirtha are ordinary names in Argentina and elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world. The h in this spelling is not needed for the sound, and no record explains it.
Meaning
myrtle
From Spanish mirta or mirto, myrtle, from Greek myrtos. Mirtha is a spelling with an h.
How the name formed
- myrtos
- Mirta
- Mirtha
Related forms: Mirta · Myrtle
Pronouncing Mirtha
MEER-tah
Two syllables, stressed on the first; the h is silent.
Nicknames for Mirtha
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1948
- Most girls named
- 197221 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3062reached in 1972
- Change vs 2005
- −16.7%5 in 2008, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Mirtha in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Mirta in Spanish — same name
- Myrtle in English — related form
Mirthas among us
people named Mirtha are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Mirtha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Its meaning, myrtle, is lovely and old.
- It is familiar across the Spanish-speaking world.
- English speakers may say MUR-thuh.
- It sounds close to mirth, which some will notice.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mirthas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Mirtha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mirtha in 2025?
- Mirtha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Mirtha with classmates?
- Mirtha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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