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

Myrtie
A female given name · United States

BELOW THE FEDERAL REPORTING LINE SINCE 1970 — 56 YEARS

Myrtie (F): reported births per year0306090120150188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 114 — 1917
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

Myrtle's diminutive, last reported the year of the moon landing. Myrtie was reported above the federal line from 1880 to 1969, peaking at 114 births in 1917 — 4,401 recorded in all. It has not appeared in the register since: 56 years below the line, and counting.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported1969
Peak1917 — 114 births
Total recorded, 1880–20254,401
Years above the line83 of a possible 146
Longest absence56 years (1970–2025, ongoing)

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The Vanished · 1880–1971 · peak 1918

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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