Misti

Last seen for girls in 2016 at #16,215

Peak · girls
1975 · 521 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,324
since 1952

Misti over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Misti has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #389, 1975girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2016#16,2155
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2011#12,1538
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2008#12,5798
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2006#15,1526
2005#10,12810
2004#8,71612
2003#8,50512
2002#6,39217
2001#4,44727
2000#5,49120
1999#5,66118
1998#4,02328
1997#4,23925
1996#3,23736
1995#2,36755
1994#2,25558
1993#2,09065
1992#1,78281
1991#1,60994
1990#1,364116
1989#1,301121
1988#1,129136
1987#1,005155
1986#886186
1985#806204
1984#721229
1983#639268
1982#562327
1981#503398
1980#473447
1979#452452
1978#427474
1977#412495
1976#395521
1975#389521
1974#440440
1973#455405
1972#531318
1971#599288
1970#600290
1969#836153
1968#898132
1967#886133
1966#1,042100
1965#1,07994
1964#1,21183
1963#1,25077
1962#1,41961
1961#1,69745
1960#1,88736
1959#2,98016
1958#5,4086
1957#5,3776
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First appearance
1952

The first year at least five girls were named Misti! It came in at #4,908, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1953–1956, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Misti is popular in 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedWAIdaho: #233 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,149 girlsIDMontana: #190 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 781 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedMNIllinois: #729 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,441 girlsILWisconsin: #489 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,249 girlsWIMichigan: #870 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 10,045 girlsMINew York: #1,618 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,972 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedRIOregon: #339 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,163 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedNVWyoming: #164 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 642 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #142 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 585 girlsSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedIAIndiana: #374 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,846 girlsINOhio: #458 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,073 girlsOHPennsylvania: #890 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,493 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #943 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 8,685 girlsCAUtah: #244 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,266 girlsUTColorado: #273 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,515 girlsCONebraska: #323 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,153 girlsNEMissouri: #387 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,038 girlsMOKentucky: #385 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,108 girlsKYWest Virginia: #227 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,330 girlsWVVirginia: #569 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,969 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedDEArizona: #525 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,213 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedNMKansas: #235 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsKSArkansas: #220 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,228 girlsARTennessee: #236 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,422 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #444 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,325 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #124 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 623 girlsOKLouisiana: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,194 girlsLAMississippi: #517 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,284 girlsMSAlabama: #304 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsALGeorgia: #465 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,208 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Misti, so not publishedHITexas: #256 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsTXFlorida: #648 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,161 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#124 · 1 in 623
  2. South Dakota#142 · 1 in 585
  3. Wyoming#164 · 1 in 642
  4. Montana#190 · 1 in 781
  5. Arkansas#220 · 1 in 1,228

Best ever in a state: #88 in Wyoming, 1978.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#124311 in 623
South Dakota#14281 in 585
Wyoming#16451 in 642
Montana#19061 in 781
Arkansas#220111 in 1,228
West Virginia#22791 in 1,330
Idaho#23361 in 1,149
Kansas#235121 in 1,260
Tennessee#236201 in 1,422
Utah#244131 in 1,266
Texas#256911 in 1,317
Colorado#273131 in 1,515
Alabama#304131 in 1,769
Nebraska#32351 in 2,153
Oregon#33981 in 2,163
Louisiana#357141 in 2,194
Indiana#374131 in 2,846
Kentucky#38581 in 3,108
Missouri#387111 in 3,038
North Carolina#444101 in 3,325
Ohio#458181 in 4,073
Georgia#465111 in 3,208
Wisconsin#48961 in 5,249
Mississippi#51751 in 3,284
Arizona#52561 in 3,213
Virginia#56961 in 4,969
Florida#648101 in 5,161
Illinois#729121 in 6,441
Michigan#87061 in 10,045
Pennsylvania#89061 in 11,493
California#943201 in 8,685
New York#1,61851 in 19,972
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See more about Misti
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2016
  • Biggest jump: 236 spots in 1970 (#836 → #600)
  • Biggest drop: 119 spots in 1987 (#886 → #1,005)
Rise & fade · girls
23 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1952
  • Peaked 1975 at #389 (521 births)
  • Births halved by 1984, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 1967–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,798
  • Highest: 1 in 2,798 girls born in 1975 were named Misti (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 354,404 girls born in 2016 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 50.5% of all girls named Misti (4,204) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s34#2,980 (1959)#4,668
1960s914#836 (1969)#1,221
1970s4,204#389 (1975)#470
1980s2,471#473 (1980)#803
1990s576#1,364 (1990)#2,863
2000s112#4,447 (2001)#8,926
2010s13#12,153 (2011)#14,184

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Misti in 1980

girls
#473
447 births · 1 in 3,714 girls

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #473Misti447
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 3,714 of them was named Misti, which outranked 96.1% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Misti
  1. #470Selena452
  2. #470Shameka452
  3. #472Tiffani449
  4. #473Misti447
  5. #474Noelle446
  6. #475Marci445
  7. #476Cheri444
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1980 →