Total births
54
Girls' name · since 2009
Mithila
54 babies named Mithila in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11869
- among girls today
- 54
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Mithila is the #11869 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 54 recorded since 2009.
Mithila has 54 recorded births among girls since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11869 as of the latest data, more common than 33% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #11869 among girls today
- 54 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
- 33% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Mithila is currently the #11869 girls' name in America, more common than 33% of girls - 54 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11869
- among girls today
- 54
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other girls
Mithila vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11869
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 33% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Mithila was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
13 babies were named Mithila in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Mithila compares
54 16th percentile among 17,726 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
Mithila's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mithila | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Mithila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mithila's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mithila at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#11,869
Active since
2009
Mithila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Mithila by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Mithila's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Mithila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mithila? ▼
54 babies have been named Mithila since 2009. It currently ranks #11869 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 13 births.
When was Mithila most popular? ▼
Mithila was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Mithila been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mithila since 2009 -- 17 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mithila? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mitzi, Mittie, Mitzie, Mitzy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Mithila
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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, 2009–2025 (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. "Mithila: #11869 Girls' Name - 54 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mithila. 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 Mithila 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.