Girls' name · since 1973
Mystique
456 babies named Mystique in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 456
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mystique is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 456 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Mystique recorded 456 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2021.
- #12,525 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 456 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mystique ranks #12,525 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 456 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 456
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mystique's 456 recorded births place it above 82.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mystique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mystique splits its recorded history at 1998: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mystique popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2021
- Peak year (2001)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Mystique by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (168 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Mystique's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Mystique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 168 births (37% of all-time use).
Mystique by state
Where Mystique concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Mystique's decade-level peak was the 2000s (168 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mystiques (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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mystique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1973–2021 (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 Mystique 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.