Girls' name · since 1960
Mysti
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 711 babies named Mysti, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 711
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mysti sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 711 recorded since 1960.
Mysti has 711 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 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2007.
- #9,423 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 711 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mysti ranks #9,423 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 711 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,423 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 711
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mysti's 711 recorded births place it above 86.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Mysti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mysti's full recorded timeline at 1985, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mysti popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2007
- Peak year (1980)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Mysti by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (242 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Mysti's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Mysti births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s
1970s
212 births
- 1980s
1980s
242 births
- 1990s
1990s
157 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 242 births (34% of all-time use).
How Mysti 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 Mysti's total volume
Mysti by state
Where Mysti concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 46 | 6.5% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.4% |
46 of 711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mysti's data
- Mysti's decade-level peak was the 1980s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mystis (46 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mysti: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1960–2007 (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 Mysti 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.