Girls' name · since 1965

Mystie

Mystie has 243 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

243
total births
1965–2000
years on record
1980s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade

243 girls have been named Mystie since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Mystie has 243 recorded births among girls since 1965, 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 1965 to 2000.

  • 243 total births
  • 1965–2000 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 37% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

243 girls have been named Mystie since 1965, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2000.

243
total births
1965–2000
years on record
1980s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Mystie was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

14 babies were named Mystie in 1978 - its busiest year on record.

Mystie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mystie splits its recorded history at 1984: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mystie at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

243

Since 1965

36 years of records

Peak year

1978

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1965

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2000

Mystie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2000

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1978)
14
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
46810121416 196519731977198119851989199519992000 7

Mystie by decade

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

1980s was Mystie's strongest decade.

90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Mystie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 90 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mystie?
Mystie has been given to 243 babies in the U.S. since 1965, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2000. 14 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
When was Mystie most popular?
Mystie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Mystie been used?
Records for Mystie go back to 1965, giving 36 years of history through 2000.
What names are similar to Mystie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mysti, Mysha, Mystique, Mystic, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Mystie's data

  • Mystie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1965–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mystie: Baby Name Since 1965 - 243 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mystie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mystie 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 June 2026.