Recorded 1973–1987 Girls' name Peak 1973 66 births

Mysty — girls' name

66 babies named Mysty in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s19
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Mysty was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mysty in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mysty

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Mysty between 1973 and 1987, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mysty currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mysty performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mysty shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mysty 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 66 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.

Mysty at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

66

Since 1973

15 years of records

Peak year

1973

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1973

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1987

Mysty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1973

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1973)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 198719831980197919781976197519741973 10

Mysty by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
47 births that decade — 71% of Mysty's all-time total
1970s471980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mysty?
66 babies have been named Mysty since 1973. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1973 with 10 births.
When was Mysty most popular?
Mysty was most popular in the 1970s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Mysty been used?
Mysty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 15 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Mysty?
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.

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, 1973–1987 (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.