Girls' name · since 1975
Mystic
390 babies named Mystic in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mystic sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 390 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mystic has been recorded 390 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.
- #13,728 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 390 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mystic ranks #13,728 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 390 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,728 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 390
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mystic's 390 recorded births place it above 81.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mystic's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mystic splits its recorded history at 2003: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mystic popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Mystic by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (148 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Mystic's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Mystic births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
148 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 148 births (38% of all-time use).
Mystic by state
Where Mystic concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 390 births nationwide.
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- Mystic's decade-level peak was the 2000s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mystics (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mystic: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
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, 1975–2024 (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 Mystic 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.