US rank #9653 Girls' name Peak 1988 582 births

Mitra — #9653 US girls' name

582 babies named Mitra in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s431970s841980s1301990s852000s1042010s922020s44
#9653
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Mitra was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

20 babies were named Mitra in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mitra

The Social Security Administration has registered 582 babies named Mitra between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mitra currently holds the #9653 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mitra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Mitra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mitra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mitra 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 582 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.

Mitra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

582

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

1988

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#9,653

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mitra popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
20
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
0510152025 202420162008200019901982197419661961 5

Mitra popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2003 (Mitra as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2003 5

Mitra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
130 births that decade — 22% of Mitra's all-time total
1960s431970s841980s1301990s852000s1042010s922020s44

Mitra by state

Where Mitra concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mitra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
35 6.0%
California share of Mitra's total US births 6.0%

35 of 582 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitra?
582 babies have been named Mitra since 1961. It currently ranks #9653 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 20 births.
When was Mitra most popular?
Mitra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Mitra most popular?
The top states for the name Mitra are California (35 births).
How long has the name Mitra been used?
Mitra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mitra?
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.

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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, 1961–2024 (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.