Girls' name · since 1926
Mliss
Mliss has 108 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mliss is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 108 have been recorded since 1926.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mliss has been recorded 108 times among girls since 1926, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1972.
- #26,292 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 108 born since 1926
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mliss ranks #26,292 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1926, peaking in the 1950s.
- #26,292 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mliss's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mliss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mliss's full recorded timeline at 1955, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mliss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1972
- Peak year (1957)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1972.
108 total births across 47 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1957 with 14 births in a single year.
Mliss by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (71 births, 66% of the file).
1950s was Mliss's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Mliss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
71 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 71 births (66% of all-time use).
Mliss decade highlights
- Peak decade 71 births
- Runner-up 17 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Mliss by state
Where Mliss concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.6% |
5 of 108 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 4.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 4.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Mliss's data
- Mliss's decade-level peak was the 1950s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mlisss (5 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mliss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
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, 1926–1972 (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 Mliss 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.
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