Girls' name · since 1964

Mistee

Mistee has 250 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

250
total births
1964–2007
years on record
1970s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade

Mistee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 250 recorded since 1964.

Mistee has 250 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2007.

  • 250 total births
  • 1964–2007 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 54% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mistee's 250 recorded births place it above 76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.

Mistee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mistee splits its recorded history at 1978: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mistee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1974)
22
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
0510152025 1964197019741978198219862007 6

Mistee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1970s was Mistee's strongest decade.

134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Mistee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 134 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Mistee by state

Where Mistee concentrates geographically, total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mistee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 2.0%
Ohio share of Mistee's total US births 2.0%

5 of 250 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mistee?
Since 1964, Social Security records show 250 babies named Mistee. The most recent recorded year was 2007. Its busiest year on record was 1974, with 22 births.
When was Mistee most popular?
Mistee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Mistee most popular?
The top states for the name Mistee are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Mistee been used?
Records for Mistee go back to 1964, giving 44 years of history through 2007.
What names are similar to Mistee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Misty, Misti, Missy, Misha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Mistee's data

  • Mistee's decade-level peak was the 1970s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Ohio records the most Mistees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1964–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mistee: Baby Name Since 1964 - 250 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mistee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mistee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.