Fun Facts About the Name Mirtha
- 539 babies named Mirtha: U.S. records list 539 babies given the name Mirtha from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mirtha Mean?
Mirtha is a feminine given name used in Spanish-speaking countries. It is a variant spelling of Mirta, the Spanish and Italian feminine name taken from the myrtle plant. The plant name goes back to Latin myrtus, from Greek myrtos, so the name's literal meaning is myrtle. The h in Mirtha is an orthographic variant and does not connect it to the English word mirth.
Mirtha Name History & Origins
Myrtle is a Mediterranean shrub, and its Greek name myrtos passed into Latin as myrtus and then into the Romance languages. Spanish and Italian use the feminine given name Mirta from that plant name. Mirtha is an alternate spelling of Mirta; in Spanish the h is silent, so the two spellings can be pronounced alike. The spelling Mirtha occurs in Spanish-speaking countries, and the Argentine actress Mirtha Legrand (born 1927) uses it as her stage name.
How Popular is the Name Mirtha?
Mirtha has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1972. Its best rank was #3,137 in 1972.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #19,535 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #15,813 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #13,739 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #13,395 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #10,010 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,609 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #14,421 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #16,061 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #8,387 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #11,677 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,942 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #7,893 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #7,972 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #9,254 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #7,364 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #7,782 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #5,210 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #7,843 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #8,157 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #6,196 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #5,659 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #6,314 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #11,555 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #4,613 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #4,652 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #5,479 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #6,185 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #6,021 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #8,226 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #8,101 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #6,403 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #4,289 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #4,627 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #3,743 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #3,137 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1971 | #3,890 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #4,412 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #3,561 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #4,405 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #4,858 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #4,126 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #6,282 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,271 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #3,427 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #3,388 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #4,786 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #7,012 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #4,906 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #6,724 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #5,048 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #5,780 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Mirtha Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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