Recorded 1973–1992 Girls' name Peak 1979 39 births

Mistydawn — girls' name

39 babies named Mistydawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s201990s6
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Mistydawn was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mistydawn in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mistydawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Mistydawn between 1973 and 1992, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mistydawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mistydawn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mistydawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mistydawn 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 39 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.

Mistydawn at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

39

Since 1973

20 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1973

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1992

Mistydawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1973

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Mistydawn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 51% of Mistydawn's all-time total
1970s131980s201990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mistydawn?
39 babies have been named Mistydawn since 1973. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Mistydawn most popular?
Mistydawn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Mistydawn been used?
Mistydawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 20 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Mistydawn?
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.

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, 1973–1992 (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.