Recorded 1880–1989 Girls' name Peak 1920 6,297 births

Mittie — girls' name

6,297 babies named Mittie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Mittie was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

153 babies were named Mittie in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mittie

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,297 babies named Mittie between 1880 and 1989, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mittie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 153 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mittie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Mittie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 578 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Mittie in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mittie 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 6,297 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.

Mittie at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

6,297

Since 1880

110 years of records

Peak year

1920

153 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1880

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 1989

Mittie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1880

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1920)
153
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Mittie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
1,157 births that decade — 18% of Mittie's all-time total
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Mittie by state

Where Mittie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mittie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
578 9.2%
#2 North Carolina
520 8.3%
#3 Texas
409 6.5%
#4 Georgia
348 5.5%
#5 Mississippi
333 5.3%
#6 Arkansas
180 2.9%
#7 Louisiana
142 2.3%
#8 South Carolina
84 1.3%
Alabama share of Mittie's total US births 9.2%
Even split

578 of 6,297 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Mittie appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mittie?
6,297 babies have been named Mittie since 1880. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1920 with 153 births.
When was Mittie most popular?
Mittie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 1,157 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Mittie most popular?
The top states for the name Mittie are Alabama (578 births), North Carolina (520 births), Texas (409 births).
How long has the name Mittie been used?
Mittie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 110 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Mittie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mitzi, Mitzie, Mitzy, Mitchell, 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, 1880–1989 (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.