Mitzy
A pet form of the Germanic name Mathilde meaning "mighty battle".
Name Census estimates that about 1,157 living Americans carry the first name Mitzy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Mitzy today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mitzy births was 2000 (63 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mitzy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Mitzy with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 296,244 Americans
Peak year
2000
63 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,761
Tracked since 1947
Census
Mitzy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,453 people with the first name Mitzy, which placed it at #9,518 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,518
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,453 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
71.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mitzy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mitzy is Hispanic at 71.9%. The next largest groups are White (21.3%) and Black (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mitzy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Mitzy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino71.9% · 1,045
- White21.3% · 309
- Black or African American3.5% · 51
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 25
- Two or more races1.2% · 18
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 5
Popularity
Mitzy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mitzy from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 383 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mitzy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Mitzy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Mitzys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Mitzy, while Georgia, Arizona, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 94 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Mitzy
The name Mitzy is a diminutive form of the German name Mitza, which itself is a pet form of the name Mitzi. Mitzi is a nickname derived from the Old German name Mathilde, which means "mighty battle". The name Mathilde is a combination of the Germanic elements "maht" meaning "might" and "hild" meaning "battle". The name Mathilde was popularized in the Middle Ages and was borne by several European royals and nobles.
The first recorded use of the name Mitzy can be traced back to the late 19th century in parts of Central and Eastern Europe. It was particularly popular among Jewish communities in countries like Germany, Austria, and Poland. The name Mitzy was likely adopted as a diminutive form of Mitzi, which was a common nickname for girls named Mathilde or variants like Matilda.
One of the earliest known references to the name Mitzy can be found in the works of Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler, who featured a character named Mitzy in his 1901 play "Der grüne Kakadu" (The Green Cockatoo). Another notable early bearer of the name was Mitzy Hauser (1901-1938), an Austrian actress and singer who appeared in several German and Austrian films in the 1920s and 1930s.
Other notable individuals named Mitzy include:
1. Mitzy Galerias (born 1932), an American actress and dancer who appeared in several Broadway musicals and television shows in the 1950s and 1960s.
2. Mitzy Bormann (1931-2023), a German actress and comedian who was popular in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly for her appearances in satirical sketch shows.
3. Mitzy Kornich (1932-2006), an American artist and illustrator best known for her children's book illustrations and her work for magazines like Highlights for Children.
4. Mitzy Gaynor (1931-2008), an American singer and actress who had a successful career in musicals and films in the 1950s, starring in films like "South Pacific" and "Les Girls".
5. Mitzy Green (1889-1977), an American stage actress and comedian who performed in vaudeville and Broadway productions in the early 20th century.
While the name Mitzy has seen some use throughout the 20th century, it has remained relatively uncommon and is now considered a vintage or retro name in many parts of the world.
People
Mitzy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mitzy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mitzy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mitzy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,157 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mitzy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 296,244 US residents.
Is Mitzy a common name?
We classify Mitzy as "Rare". It ranks above 91% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,237 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mitzy most popular?
The single biggest year for Mitzy was 2000, when 63 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mitzy is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Mitzy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,453 people with the name Mitzy, or 0.48 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,518 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Mitzy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Mitzy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Mitzy appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,451 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Mitzy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mitzy is Hispanic at 71.9%. The next largest groups are White (21.3%) and Black (3.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Mitzy most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Mitzy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.9% (1,045 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mitzy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mitzy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Mitzy in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Mitzy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mitzy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mitzy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Mitzy?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Mitzy, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.