Names / Girl names
Mitsu
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#5,546
in 1922
First recorded
1922
in U.S. data
Children named
5
since 1922
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,546 in 1922 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(MEE-tsoo): Japanese element or name that can relate to light or shine depending on characters and compounds. Better for people comfortable choosing kanji intentionally. It makes its debut in American naming data in 1922. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 5 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.