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How popular is the name Mitzi?
Births per year, rank history and how many Mitzis are alive today.
Mitzi (female) is a shortened form of the name Maryam (and sometimes of Mariam). Although Mitzi itself was given to 4 babies in England and Wales in 2024 (ranked 4844th as a registered name), most Mitzis are registered as Maryam, which ranked 52nd in 2025 with 825 babies.
Most people called Mitzi are registered as Maryam, and share that name's profile: the Maryam you are most likely to meet is around 11 years old. Half of all Maryams born in England and Wales are between 7 and 20, and there are at least 17,000 of them alive today. Only some Maryams go by Mitzi.
How many babies are named Mitzi or Maryam each year?
Combined registrations of Maryam, Meryem, Mitzi. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Maryam rank as a registered name?
Where does Mitzi rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Mitzi short for Maryam?
Yes - Mitzi is a shortened form of Maryam. It is also used for Mariam. Mitzis are usually registered as Maryam at birth.
When was the name Mitzi most popular?
The full name Maryam peaked in 2025, when 837 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Mitzi itself peaked as a registered name in 2002, with 8 babies.
How many people are called Mitzi?
There's no official count of people who go by Mitzi, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 17,000 people registered as Maryam born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Mitzi.
How old is the typical Mitzi?
Most people called Mitzi are registered as Maryam. Most living Maryams are between 7 and 20; the most common age is about 11.
Is Mitzi becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.