Mitt
Mitt is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Mitt
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mitt is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Mitt
Mitt first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1919, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 9 Mitts were born — ranking #8,152 that year. As of 2026, Mitt ranks #12,142 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 47 Mitts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mitt
Mitt is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 47 births in the dataset. Mitt's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #8,152. Use the chart and map above to compare Mitt'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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