Recorded 1990–2020 Boys' name Peak 1990 33 births

Mithun — boys' name

33 babies named Mithun in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62010s212020s6
2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Mithun was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mithun in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mithun

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Mithun between 1990 and 2020, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mithun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mithun performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mithun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mithun 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 33 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.

Mithun at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

33

Since 1990

31 years of records

Peak year

1990

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1990

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2020

Mithun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1990

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1990)
6
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4.555.566.5 202020162015201320121990 6

Mithun by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 64% of Mithun's all-time total
1990s62010s212020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mithun?
33 babies have been named Mithun since 1990. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1990 with 6 births.
When was Mithun most popular?
Mithun was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Mithun been used?
Mithun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 31 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Mithun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mitchell, Mitchel, Mitch, Mitsuo, and 4 more. 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, 1990–2020 (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.