Recorded 1913–1921 Boys' name Peak 1917 96 births

Mieczyslaw — boys' name

96 babies named Mieczyslaw in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s801920s16
1910s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Mieczyslaw was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mieczyslaw in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mieczyslaw

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Mieczyslaw between 1913 and 1921, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mieczyslaw currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mieczyslaw performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mieczyslaw shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mieczyslaw in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mieczyslaw in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 96 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mieczyslaw at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

96

Since 1913

9 years of records

Peak year

1917

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1913

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1921

Mieczyslaw popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1913

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1917)
16
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
681012141618 192119201919191819171916191519141913 7

Mieczyslaw by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
80 births that decade — 83% of Mieczyslaw's all-time total
1910s801920s16

Mieczyslaw by state

Where Mieczyslaw concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mieczyslaw
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
21 21.9%
Massachusetts share of Mieczyslaw's total US births 21.9%

21 of 96 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mieczyslaw?
96 babies have been named Mieczyslaw since 1913. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1917 with 16 births.
When was Mieczyslaw most popular?
Mieczyslaw was most popular in the 1910s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Mieczyslaw most popular?
The top states for the name Mieczyslaw are Massachusetts (21 births).
How long has the name Mieczyslaw been used?
Mieczyslaw has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 9 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Mieczyslaw?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Miel, Miecislaus, Mieko. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1921 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.