Girls' name · since 1914
Mitsue
Mitsue has 358 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mitsue is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 358 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Mitsue recorded 358 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1936.
- #14,475 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 358 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitsue ranks #14,475 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 358 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mitsue's 358 recorded births place it above 79.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Mitsue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mitsue's full recorded timeline at 1924, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mitsue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1936
- Peak year (1923)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1936.
358 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1923 with 36 births in a single year.
Mitsue by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (223 births, 62% of the file).
1920s was Mitsue's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Mitsue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
92 births
- 1920s
1920s
223 births
- 1930s 43
1930s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 223 births (62% of all-time use).
Mitsue decade highlights
- Peak decade 223 births
- Runner-up 92 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Mitsue by state
Where Mitsue concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 298 | 83.2% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 3.1% |
298 of 358 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Hawaii 83.2% of nationwide
- California 3.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Hawaii accounts for 83.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Mitsue's data
- Mitsue's decade-level peak was the 1920s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Mitsues (298 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mitsue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1914–1936 (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 Mitsue 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.
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