Mettie Name Popularity and Statistics

Mettie is predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1948
Total Recorded U.S. Births1,031
First Year on Record1880

Mettie popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1948Girls5#5,243
1946Girls6#4,417
1945Girls9#3,132
1944Girls10#2,946
1943Girls11#2,861
1942Girls7#3,738
1941Girls8#3,252
1940Girls11#2,572
1939Girls10#2,736
1938Girls9#2,940
1937Girls9#2,940
1936Girls10#2,689
1935Girls10#2,731
1934Girls11#2,567
1933Girls13#2,275
1932Girls13#2,365
1931Girls13#2,307
1930Girls16#2,110
1929Girls12#2,587
1928Girls23#1,738
1927Girls16#2,256
1926Girls19#1,997
1925Girls19#2,018
1924Girls18#2,137

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

1918 · Girls

30 recorded births and rank #1,411.

1922 · Girls

27 recorded births and rank #1,611.

1909 · Girls

27 recorded births and rank #773.

1895 · Girls

27 recorded births and rank #578.

Where Mettie ranked highest in 1942

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

StateRankRecorded births
SC#4135

View the complete state-by-state table for Mettie