Boys' name · since 1924
Mizell
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.
- #20,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mizell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 66 recorded since 1924.
Mizell has 66 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2021.
- #20,244 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 66 born since 1924
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mizell ranks #20,244 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mizell's 66 recorded births place it above 55.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Mizell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mizell splits its recorded history at 1951: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mizell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2021
- Peak year (1935)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Mizell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Mizell's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Mizell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (26% of all-time use).
Mizell by state
Where Mizell concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 7.6% |
5 of 66 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mizell's data
- Mizell's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Mizells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mizell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1924–2021 (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 Mizell 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.