Mitzi
Mitzi was the 5349th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 430th; the most babies were born in 1961 (469). Over the last ten years it has moved up 62 places. More babies were named Mitzi in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,349 girls, up 1,193 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961469 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,200babies recorded
Mitzi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,349 | 24 |
| 2020 | #6,542 | 18 |
| 2010 | #6,818 | 19 |
| 2000 | #2,625 | 57 |
| 1990 | #2,246 | 57 |
| 1980 | #1,158 | 117 |
| 1970 | #642 | 257 |
| 1960 | #463 | 448 |
| 1950 | #887 | 101 |
| 1940 | #1,017 | 50 |
| 1930 | #966 | 58 |
| 1920 | #1,609 | 27 |
| 1910 | #1,314 | 13 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mitzi, counting every spelling?
Mitzi is the most common spelling of a name family that had 34 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 34 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitzi | 24 | #5,349 | 89 |
| Mitzy | 10 | #9,893 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mitzi?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mitzi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mitzi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mitzi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mitzi?
About 10,400 people born in the US named Mitzi are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 51 and 68. That makes Mitzi a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mitzi by state
How common Mitzi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mitzi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mitzi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mitzi
How popular is the name Mitzi?
Mitzi was the 5349th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 430th; the most babies were born in 1961 (469). Over the last ten years it has moved up 62 places. More babies were named Mitzi in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Mitzi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mitzi in the US.
Where is Mitzi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mitzi was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).