Recorded 1963–2007 Girls' name Peak 1980 706 births

Mysti — girls' name

706 babies named Mysti in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s391970s2121980s2421990s1572000s56
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Mysti was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

33 babies were named Mysti in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mysti

The Social Security Administration has registered 706 babies named Mysti between 1963 and 2007, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mysti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mysti performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mysti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Mysti in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mysti 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 706 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.

Mysti at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

706

Since 1963

45 years of records

Peak year

1980

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1963

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2007

Mysti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1963

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1980)
33
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 20072000199419881982197619701963 5

Mysti by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
242 births that decade — 34% of Mysti's all-time total
1960s391970s2121980s2421990s1572000s56

Mysti by state

Where Mysti concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mysti
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
46 6.5%
#2 California
10 1.4%
Texas share of Mysti's total US births 6.5%
Even split

46 of 706 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mysti?
706 babies have been named Mysti since 1963. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1980 with 33 births.
When was Mysti most popular?
Mysti was most popular in the 1980s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Mysti most popular?
The top states for the name Mysti are Texas (46 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Mysti been used?
Mysti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 45 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Mysti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mysha, Mystique, Mystic, Mystery, 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, 1963–2007 (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.