Recorded 1914–1936 Girls' name Peak 1923 358 births

Mitsue — girls' name

358 babies named Mitsue in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s921920s2231930s43
1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Mitsue was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

36 babies were named Mitsue in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mitsue

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Mitsue between 1914 and 1936, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mitsue currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mitsue performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 223 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mitsue shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 298 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Mitsue in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mitsue 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 358 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.

Mitsue at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

358

Since 1914

23 years of records

Peak year

1923

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1914

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1936

Mitsue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1914

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1923)
36
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
010203040 19361931192819251922191919161914 10

Mitsue by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
223 births that decade — 62% of Mitsue's all-time total
1910s921920s2231930s43

Mitsue by state

Where Mitsue concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mitsue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
298 83.2%
#2 California
11 3.1%
Hawaii share of Mitsue's total US births 83.2%
Even split

298 of 358 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitsue?
358 babies have been named Mitsue since 1914. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1923 with 36 births.
When was Mitsue most popular?
Mitsue was most popular in the 1920s decade with 223 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Mitsue most popular?
The top states for the name Mitsue are Hawaii (298 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Mitsue been used?
Mitsue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 23 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Mitsue?
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.

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, 1914–1936 (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.