Gender: GirlOrigin: GreekMeaning: Evergreen shrubVariations: MerticeMertisMertleMirtleMyrtaMyrtiaMyrtiasMyrticeMyrtieMyrtillaMyrtisNicknames: MyrtMertieMertPopularity ChartPopularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
Believe it or not, Myrtle was the Ashley or Caitlyn of the 1890s -- popular, pretty, and ubiquitous. In this century, the prissy name is completely dormant, except for the moaning ghost who lives in the girls' bathroom in the Harry Potter books.