Recorded 1924–2021 Boys' name Peak 1935 66 births

Mizell — boys' name

66 babies named Mizell in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s171930s71940s71950s121960s61980s52010s52020s7
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Mizell was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mizell in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mizell

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Mizell between 1924 and 2021, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mizell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mizell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Mizell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mizell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mizell 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 66 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.

Mizell at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

66

Since 1924

98 years of records

Peak year

1935

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1924

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2021

Mizell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1924

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1935)
7
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20212013198119621959195119401935192619251924 6

Mizell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 26% of Mizell's all-time total
1920s171930s71940s71950s121960s61980s52010s52020s7

Mizell by state

Where Mizell concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mizell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 7.6%
Alabama share of Mizell's total US births 7.6%

5 of 66 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mizell?
66 babies have been named Mizell since 1924. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1935 with 7 births.
When was Mizell most popular?
Mizell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Mizell most popular?
The top states for the name Mizell are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Mizell been used?
Mizell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 98 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Mizell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mizael, Mizraim, Mizan, Mizuki, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1924–2021 (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.