Myrle
Myrle is a unisex given name: about 23% of people named Myrle are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 23% male / 77% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 703 male / 2,405 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Myrle
To address Myrle when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Myrle," in English, "Guten Tag Myrle," in German. About 23% of people named Myrle are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Myrle,
German
Guten Tag Myrle,
French
Bonjour Myrle,
Spanish
Estimado/a Myrle:
Chinese
Myrle您好:
Japanese
Myrle様
English
Hi Myrle,
German
Hi Myrle,
French
Salut Myrle,
Spanish
Hola Myrle,
Chinese
Myrle你好:
Japanese
Myrleさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 23% |
United States birth data
703 male · 2,405 female · 3,108 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Myrle a male or female name?
Myrle is a unisex given name: about 23% of people named Myrle are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Myrle in an email?
To address Myrle when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Myrle," in English, "Guten Tag Myrle," in German. About 23% of people named Myrle are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Myrle a unisex name?
Myrle is not a unisex name: 23% of people named Myrle are men. Myrle leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Myrle a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/myrle (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_myrle,
title = {Is Myrle a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/myrle},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}