How Many People Are Named Mithra?
people named Mithra are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,071,425 people in the US has this name
Based on 321 babies named Mithra in Social Security records from 2009 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
48 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, alliance, friend". In Persian mythology he was a god of light and friendship, the son of the supreme god Ahura Mazda. Worship of him eventually spread outside of Persia, where it was known as Mithraism.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Mithra, 98.4% were girls and 1.6% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mithra alive today is about 8 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mithra first appears in the records in 2009 and was given most often in 2017, to 48 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2009 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mithra has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,605, in 2017. In 2025 it ranked #9,889.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,889 |
| Best rank | #3,605 (2017) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,204 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mithra alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mithra were born in California than in any other state: about 46 of those alive today.
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