Boys' name · since 1971
Mister
746 babies named Mister in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,945 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 746
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mister is the #5945 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 746 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Mister recorded 746 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #5945 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #6,171 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,945 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 746 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mister ranks #6,171 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,945 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 746 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,945 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 746
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mister's 746 recorded births place it above 86.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mister compares
746 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mister's all-time total is 102% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mister | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 746 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mister's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mister's full recorded timeline at 1999, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mister popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Mister by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (196 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Mister's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Mister births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
144 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
196 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 196 births (26% of all-time use).
How Mister compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mister's total volume
Mister by state
Where Mister concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 47 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
47 of 746 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mister's data
- Mister's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (196 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Misters (47 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 Mister: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Mister 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.