Myrtle
Myrtle is a female given name: 100% of people named Myrtle are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 498 male / 136,448 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Myrtle
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Myrtle," in English, "Guten Tag Myrtle," in German. Myrtle is a female given name: about 100% of people named Myrtle are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Myrtle,
German
Guten Tag Myrtle,
French
Bonjour Myrtle,
Spanish
Estimado/a Myrtle:
Chinese
Myrtle您好：
Japanese
Myrtle様
English
Hi Myrtle,
German
Hi Myrtle,
French
Salut Myrtle,
Spanish
Hola Myrtle,
Chinese
Myrtle你好：
Japanese
Myrtle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 | very common | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
498 male · 136,448 female · 136,946 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Myrtle a male or female name?
Myrtle is a female given name: 100% of people named Myrtle are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Myrtle in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Myrtle," in English, "Guten Tag Myrtle," in German. Myrtle is a female given name: about 100% of people named Myrtle are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Myrtle a unisex name?
Myrtle is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Myrtle are men. Myrtle 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 Myrtle a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/myrtle (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_myrtle,
title = {Is Myrtle a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/myrtle},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}