Girls' name · since 1973
Mysty
Mysty has 66 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mysty is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 66 have been recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mysty has been recorded 66 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1987.
- #31,818 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mysty ranks #31,818 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mysty's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mysty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mysty splits its recorded history at 1978: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mysty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1987
- Peak year (1973)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Mysty by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (47 births, 71% of the file).
1970s was Mysty's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Mysty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 47 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Mysty's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 1980s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Mysty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1973–1987 (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 Mysty 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.