Is Mettie a boy or girl name?

Mettie is a girl’s name. Of the 1,031 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Mettie

Recorded 1880–1948 · United States

Mettie was most popular in 1918, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,567 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,031 people named Mettie.

Mettie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mettie’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mettie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mettie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,031 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org