Total births
737
Girls' name · since 1880
Mima
737 babies named Mima in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 737
- total births
- 1880–2022
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 15%
- born in that decade
Mima is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 737 have been recorded since 1880.
Mima has 737 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2022.
- 737 total births
- 1880–2022 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 15% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
737 girls have been named Mima since 1880, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2022.
- 737
- total births
- 1880–2022
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 15%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
15% of everyone ever named Mima was born in this single decade.
1935
Single peak year
25 babies were named Mima in 1935 - its busiest year on record.
Mima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mima's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1935 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mima at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1935
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1880
Mima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2022
- Peak year (1935)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Mima by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Mima's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Mima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
80 births
- 1890s
1890s
101 births
- 1900s
1900s
75 births
- 1910s
1910s
112 births
- 1920s
1920s
114 births
- 1930s
1930s
113 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 114 births (15% of all-time use).
How Mima compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mima's total volume
Mima vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Mima by state
Where Mima concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 24 | 3.3% |
Kentucky share of Mima's total US births 3.3%
24 of 737 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mima? ▼
Mima has been given to 737 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 25 babies were born in 1935, its single highest year.
When was Mima most popular? ▼
Mima was most popular in the 1920s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Mima most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Mima are Kentucky (24 births).
How long has the name Mima been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mima since 1880 -- 143 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Mima? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mimi, Mimie, Mimmie, Mimma, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Mima's data
- Mima's decade-level peak was the 1920s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Mimas (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mima
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1880–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mima: Baby Name Since 1880 - 737 Births, Peak 1935." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mima. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mima 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 June 2026.