Mittie
Used in the nineteenth-century American South as a pet form of Martha, a name that comes through Greek from the Aramaic "marta", meaning lady or mistress.
Mittie in 2025
Mittie was not given to any babies in 2025. The Social Security Administration only publishes a name once at least five babies receive it in a year, so Mittie has fallen below that threshold.
The history of Mittie
Mittie reached its highest point in 1920, when 153 babies were given the name, ranking 1,058th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 373rd, in 1883.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 6,298 babies have been named Mittie. Half of them were born before 1917, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Mittie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Mittie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 673 | 373 |
| 1890s | 840 | 417 |
| 1900s | 801 | 506 |
| 1910s | 1,109 | 633 |
| 1920s | 1,157 | 1,058 |
| 1930s | 670 | 1,397 |
| 1940s | 514 | 1,687 |
| 1950s | 335 | 2,240 |
| 1960s | 117 | 4,156 |
| 1970s | 49 | 7,473 |
| 1980s | 33 | 12,857 |
Where Mittie is heading
Mittie was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1920 peak — Mittie is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Mittie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Mittie.