Name Legacy

Mima

Recorded 1880–2022 · United States

Mima was most popular in 1935, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,680 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 737 people named Mima.

Most popular in1935
Rank that year#2,680
Births that year25
Total since 1880737
Given to100% girls

Mima over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Mima’s peak in 1935. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mima a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mima is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 737 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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