Recorded 1916–1926 Girls' name Peak 1921 104 births

Mitsuye — girls' name

104 babies named Mitsuye in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s351920s69
1920s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Mitsuye was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mitsuye in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mitsuye

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Mitsuye between 1916 and 1926, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mitsuye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mitsuye performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mitsuye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 62 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Mitsuye in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mitsuye 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 104 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.

Mitsuye at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

104

Since 1916

11 years of records

Peak year

1921

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1916

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1926

Mitsuye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1916

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1921)
16
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5101520 19261925192419231922192119201919191819171916 9

Mitsuye by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
69 births that decade — 66% of Mitsuye's all-time total
1910s351920s69

Mitsuye by state

Where Mitsuye concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mitsuye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
62 59.6%
#2 Hawaii
6 5.8%
California share of Mitsuye's total US births 59.6%
Even split

62 of 104 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitsuye?
104 babies have been named Mitsuye since 1916. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1921 with 16 births.
When was Mitsuye most popular?
Mitsuye was most popular in the 1920s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Mitsuye most popular?
The top states for the name Mitsuye are California (62 births), Hawaii (6 births).
How long has the name Mitsuye been used?
Mitsuye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 11 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Mitsuye?
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, 1916–1926 (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.