Recorded 1926–1972 Girls' name Peak 1957 108 births

Mliss — girls' name

108 babies named Mliss in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s101950s711960s171970s5
1950s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Mliss was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

14 babies were named Mliss in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mliss

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Mliss between 1926 and 1972, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mliss currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mliss performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mliss shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mliss in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mliss 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 108 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.

Mliss at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

108

Since 1926

47 years of records

Peak year

1957

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1926

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1972

Mliss popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1926

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1957)
14
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
46810121416 19721960195819561954195119491926 5

Mliss by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
71 births that decade — 66% of Mliss's all-time total
1920s51940s101950s711960s171970s5

Mliss by state

Where Mliss concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mliss
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.6%
California share of Mliss's total US births 4.6%

5 of 108 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mliss?
108 babies have been named Mliss since 1926. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1957 with 14 births.
When was Mliss most popular?
Mliss was most popular in the 1950s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Mliss most popular?
The top states for the name Mliss are California (5 births).
How long has the name Mliss been used?
Mliss has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 47 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Mliss?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mlissa, Mlisa. 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, 1926–1972 (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.