Recorded 1960–2009 Girls' name Peak 1975 2,240 births

Mistie — girls' name

2,240 babies named Mistie in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s2251970s10961980s6751990s2022000s42
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Mistie was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

142 babies were named Mistie in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mistie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,240 babies named Mistie between 1960 and 2009, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mistie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 142 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mistie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,096 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mistie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 297 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Mistie in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mistie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,240 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mistie at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

2,240

Since 1960

50 years of records

Peak year

1975

142 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1960

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2009

Mistie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1960

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1975)
142
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-50050100150 200919991993198719811975196919631960 10

Mistie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,096 births that decade — 49% of Mistie's all-time total
1960s2251970s10961980s6751990s2022000s42

Mistie by state

Where Mistie concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mistie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
297 13.3%
#2 California
149 6.7%
#3 Oklahoma
64 2.9%
#4 Indiana
37 1.7%
#5 Tennessee
37 1.7%
#6 Arkansas
31 1.4%
#7 Utah
31 1.4%
#8 Ohio
24 1.1%
Texas share of Mistie's total US births 13.3%
Even split

297 of 2,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Mistie appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mistie?
2,240 babies have been named Mistie since 1960. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1975 with 142 births.
When was Mistie most popular?
Mistie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,096 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Mistie most popular?
The top states for the name Mistie are Texas (297 births), California (149 births), Oklahoma (64 births).
How long has the name Mistie been used?
Mistie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 50 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Mistie?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.