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Misti

Pronounced M IH1 S T IY1 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1976
  • 65 years in use
  • 2 spellings
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How popular is Misti?

Misti is a girls' name, and first appears in 1952. It has been given to 8,604 children — the 1,540th most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2016 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1976, when 531 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Mistee and Miste — because they are pronounced identically.

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Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Misti and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Mistee
  • Miste

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
M IH1 S T IY1
Stress pattern:
11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Misti

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Misti

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Misti?
Misti ranks 1,540th among girls' names in US records, with 8,604 births since 1952. Over the past decade it accounts for 27.
Is Misti a unisex name?
No. Misti is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Misti most popular?
1976, when 531 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2016.
How else is Misti spelled?
Mistee, Miste. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.