How Many People Are Named Misti?
An estimated 7,587 people in the United States have the first name Misti. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Misti peaked in popularity in 1975 with 521 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Misti as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Misti paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,587
About 1 in 45,177 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1975
521 births
Total Registered
8,324
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Misti
Misti is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,324 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Misti as a female name
Ranked #18,013 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1975 (521 births)
Misti: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Misti span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 4,204 babies were registered. Misti has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Misti by Decade
How has Misti tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Misti by State
Birth registrations for Misti span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Maryland, Minnesota. On average, about 169 Mistis were registered per state.
Misti + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Misti as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Misti
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Misti: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Misti?
We estimate approximately 7,587 people named Misti are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 45,177 Americans share this first name.
Is Misti a common name?
Misti is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,324 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Misti most popular?
Misti reached peak popularity in 1975, when 521 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Misti is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Misti a female name?
Misti is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Misti Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Misti Smith, Misti Johnson, Misti Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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