Mitra
Mitra is the name of an Indo-Iranian divinity that came out of the Rigvedic Mitrá and Avestan Mithra.
Meaning & Origin of Mitra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mitra is the name of an Indo-Iranian divinity that came out of the Rigvedic Mitrá and Avestan Mithra.
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The Story of Mitra
Mitra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 20 Mitras were born — ranking #4,308 that year. As of 2026, Mitra ranks #9,521 for baby girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 582 Mitras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mitra
Mitra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 582 births in the dataset. Mitra's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #4,308. Use the chart and map above to compare Mitra'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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