Girls' name · since 1960
Mistie
Mistie has 2,240 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,240
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mistie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,240 have been recorded since 1960.
Mistie has 2,240 recorded births among girls since 1960, 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 1960 to 2009.
- #4,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,240 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mistie ranks #4,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,240 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,240
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mistie's 2,240 recorded births place it above 93.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Mistie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mistie's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 142, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mistie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2009
- Peak year (1975)
- 142
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Mistie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,096 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Mistie's strongest decade.
1,096 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Mistie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 225
1960s
225 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,096 births
- 1980s
1980s
675 births
- 1990s 202
1990s
202 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,096 births (49% of all-time use).
How Mistie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mistie's total volume
Mistie by state
Where Mistie concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| 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% |
297 of 2,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Mistie appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mistie's data
- Mistie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,096 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Misties (297 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mistie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1960–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Mistie 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 August 2026.