Girls' name · since 1947

Mitzy

Mitzy has 1,247 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,448 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,560 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,247
born since 1947
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Mitzy is the #9560 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,247 recorded since 1947.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitzy has been recorded 1,247 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #9560 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.

  • #6,448 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,560 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,247 born since 1947
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitzy ranks #6,448 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,560 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,247 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.

#6,448 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,560 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,247
born since 1947
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%44.7%
Mitzy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mitzy's 1,247 recorded births place it above 91.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Mitzy compares

1,247 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Mitzy's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mitzy Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,247 376 567,345
Peak-year births 63 21 19,840

Mitzy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mitzy's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mitzy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
63
Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
020406080 194719611971198119912001201120222025 10

Mitzy by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (383 births, 31% of the file).

2000s was Mitzy's strongest decade.

383 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Mitzy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 383 births (31% of all-time use).

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

How Mitzy compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mitzy's total volume

Mitzy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -75, 16.8%-65, 5.4%-100, 6.7%-57, 5.8%-112, 4.7%-37, 5.4%-134, 2.5%-91, 4.2%-52, 11.8%-33, 6.5%-34, 10.2%-34, 7.6%-31, 5.8%-133, 1.9%-108, 5.5%Mitzy-79, 5.1%Mitzy
Mitzy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 19.2%
#2 Texas
118 9.5%
#3 Arizona
10 0.8%
#4 Georgia
10 0.8%
California share of Mitzy's total US births 19.2%
Even split

239 of 1,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitzy?
Since 1947, Social Security records show 1,247 babies named Mitzy. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #6,448 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #9,560 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 63 births.
Where does Mitzy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitzy ranks #6,448 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,560 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 79 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Mitzy's data

  • Mitzy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (383 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Mitzys (239 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mitzy

Nearby Names Like Mitzy

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Mitzy

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mitzy: 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, 1947–2025 (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 Mitzy 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.