Boys' name · since 1919

Mitt

Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Mitt, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,628 of 45,481
all-time among boys
47
born since 1919
2010s
peak decade

Mitt sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 47 recorded since 1919.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitt has been recorded 47 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2019.

  • #22,628 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 47 born since 1919
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitt ranks #22,628 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,628 of 45,481
all-time among boys
47
born since 1919
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mitt's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mitt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mitt splits its recorded history at 2012: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mitt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2018)
9
Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
45678910 1919200420082012201420182019 5

Mitt by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (30 births, 64% of the file).

2010s was Mitt's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Mitt births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 30 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitt? ▼
Mitt has been given to 47 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,628 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 9 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Mitt sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitt ranks #22,628 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mitt most popular? ▼
Mitt was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Mitt been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mitt since 1919 -- 101 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Mitt? ▼
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.

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Nearby Names Like Mitt

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mitt

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mitt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1919–2019 (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 Mitt 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.