Metztli
In Aztec mythology, Mētztli was a god or goddess of the moon, the night, and farmers.
- Aztec and Toltec Mythology
- Nahuatl
Meaning & Origin of Metztli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Aztec mythology, Mētztli was a god or goddess of the moon, the night, and farmers.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Aztec and Toltec Mythology
- Nahuatl
The Story of Metztli
American parents first put Metztli on the record books as a baby girl name in 2001, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 80 Metztlis were born — ranking #2,286 that year. About 64% of every Metztli on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Metztli ranks #2,606 for baby girls with 67 births, rising sharply (+146% over the past five years). All told, over 581 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Metztli
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About the name Metztli
Metztli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 581 births in the dataset. Metztli's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,286. Use the chart and map above to compare Metztli's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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