Girls' name · since 2001
Metztli
Metztli has 494 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,628 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 494
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Metztli is the #3628 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 494 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Metztli recorded 494 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #3628 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #11,954 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,628 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 494 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Metztli ranks #11,954 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,628 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 494 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,628 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 494
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Metztli's 494 recorded births place it above 83.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Metztli compares
494 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Metztli's all-time total is 31% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Metztli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 494 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Metztli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Metztli's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Metztli popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Metztli popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2024 (Metztli as boys' name)
Metztli by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (283 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Metztli's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Metztli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
134 births
- 2020s
2020s
283 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 283 births (57% of all-time use).
Metztli by state
Where Metztli concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 230 | 46.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 31 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Colorado | | 5 | 1.0% |
230 of 494 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- California records the most Metztlis (230 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Metztli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Metztli draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.