Recorded 1960–1972 Girls' name Peak 1963 29 births

Mitze — girls' name

29 babies named Mitze in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s5
1960s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Mitze was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mitze in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mitze

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Mitze between 1960 and 1972, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mitze currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mitze performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mitze shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mitze 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 29 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.

Mitze at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

29

Since 1960

13 years of records

Peak year

1963

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1960

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1972

Mitze popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1960

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1963)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19721964196319621960 6

Mitze by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
24 births that decade — 83% of Mitze's all-time total
1960s241970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitze?
29 babies have been named Mitze since 1960. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1963 with 7 births.
When was Mitze most popular?
Mitze was most popular in the 1960s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Mitze been used?
Mitze has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 13 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Mitze?
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, 1960–1972 (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.