COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE VANISHED

Myrle
A female given name · United States

BELOW THE FEDERAL REPORTING LINE SINCE 1963 — 63 YEARS

Myrle (F): reported births per year020406080100188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 98 — 1915
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

Merle's mirror-spelling. Myrle was reported above the federal line from 1884 to 1962, peaking at 98 births in 1915 — 2,405 recorded in all. It has not appeared in the register since: 63 years below the line, and counting.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1884
Last reported1962
Peak1915 — 98 births
Total recorded, 1884–20252,405
Years above the line75 of a possible 142
Longest absence63 years (1963–2025, ongoing)

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The Vanished · 1885–1961 · peak 1915

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The Vanished · 1880–1971 · peak 1915

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The Vanished · 1880–1984 · peak 1916

Ludie

The Vanished · 1880–1964 · peak 1916

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

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