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girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Mettie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Mettie
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
30 babies
All-time total
1,031
#7,357 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Mettie popularity over time

1,031 babies have been named Mettie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1891Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 129 13 – #485
1890s 202 20 +57% #503
1900s 165 17 -18% #717
1910s 174 17 +5% #1,053
1920s 180 18 +3% #1,636
1930s 114 11 -37% #2,176
1940s 67 7 -41% #2,677
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The story of Mettie

Mettie is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1880, 1,031 American babies have been named Mettie. Its peak came in 1918, when 30 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mettie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Mettie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1945 9 #3,310
1940 11 #2,677
1935 10 #2,869
1930 16 #2,176
1925 19 #2,094
1920 17 #2,234
1915 17 #1,933
1910 18 #1,053
1905 12 #1,143
1900 20 #853
1895 27 #588
1890 25 #535
1885 14 #600
1880 13 #485

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mettie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Mettie in 2025?

Mettie did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Mettie?

1,031 babies have been named Mettie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mettie most popular?

Mettie peaked in 1918, when 30 newborns received the name.

Is Mettie a boy or girl name?

Mettie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mettie rising or falling?

Mettie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Names like Mettie

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