US rank #10670 Girls' name Peak 2016 297 births

Mumtaz — #10670 US girls' name

297 babies named Mumtaz in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s332010s1752020s84
#10670
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 40% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Mumtaz was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

24 babies were named Mumtaz in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mumtaz

The Social Security Administration has registered 297 babies named Mumtaz between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mumtaz currently holds the #10670 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mumtaz performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mumtaz shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 126 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mumtaz in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mumtaz 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 297 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.

Mumtaz at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

297

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2016

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,670

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mumtaz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
24
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920021999 5

Mumtaz by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
175 births that decade — 59% of Mumtaz's all-time total
1990s52000s332010s1752020s84

Mumtaz by state

Where Mumtaz concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mumtaz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
126 42.4%
Minnesota share of Mumtaz's total US births 42.4%

126 of 297 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mumtaz?
297 babies have been named Mumtaz since 1999. It currently ranks #10670 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 24 births.
When was Mumtaz most popular?
Mumtaz was most popular in the 2010s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Mumtaz most popular?
The top states for the name Mumtaz are Minnesota (126 births).
How long has the name Mumtaz been used?
Mumtaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mumtaz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mumina, Mumtas, Mumtahina, Mumtaaz. 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, 1999–2024 (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.