US rank #8482 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,237 births

Mitzy — #8482 US girls' name

1,237 babies named Mitzy in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#8482
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Mitzy was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

63 babies were named Mitzy in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mitzy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,237 babies named Mitzy between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mitzy currently holds the #8482 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mitzy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 383 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Mitzy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 239 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Mitzy in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mitzy 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 1,237 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.

Mitzy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,237

Since 1947

78 years of records

Peak year

2000

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,482

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1947

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mitzy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
63
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Mitzy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
383 births that decade — 31% of Mitzy's all-time total
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Mitzy by state

Where Mitzy concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Mitzy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
239 19.3%
#2 Texas
118 9.5%
#3 Arizona
10 0.8%
#4 Georgia
10 0.8%
California share of Mitzy's total US births 19.3%
Even split

239 of 1,237 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitzy?
1,237 babies have been named Mitzy since 1947. It currently ranks #8482 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 63 births.
When was Mitzy most popular?
Mitzy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 383 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Mitzy most popular?
The top states for the name Mitzy are California (239 births), Texas (118 births), Arizona (10 births).
How long has the name Mitzy been used?
Mitzy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 78 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mitzy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mitzi, Mittie, Mitzie, 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, 1947–2024 (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.