Mystery

Popularity Trends

The name Mystery is the #7,482 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 257 recorded births since 1981. This represents the 3.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,459 (4.5% percentile) for all time with 257 births since 1981.

Mystery first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1981 (first recorded for girls in 1981). Birth data for Mystery is available in 31 out of the 43 years between 1981 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Mystery reached its peak popularity in 2003, achieving the 1.2% percentile (ranked #896) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2003, with 8 births per million (ranked 1.2% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2018, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Mystery ranks #945 for girls (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 50.2% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Mystery".

1981 2023 19812023

Key Statistics

Total Births

257

Peak Births

Peak Year

2003

First Recorded

1981

Peak Percentile

1.2%

Current Percentile

0.2%

Peak Rank

#896

Current Rank

#945

Female statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Mystery", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Mystery.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Mystery's popularity from 1978 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Mystery at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Mystery range from Kalil at 88.8% correlation to Kyasia at 87.0% correlation, with an average correlation level of 87.8%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Cristian with 69.0K births (98% boys) and the least popular is Yennifer with 500 births (100% girls).

Mystery's share of births peaked at 8 births per million for girls in 2003. It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (30% of peak) in 2007. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Mystery had 4 births per million, 50% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Kalil

1,285

88.81% (very strong)

Daylon

3,170

88.61% (very strong)

Cristian

69k

88.41% (very strong)

Kyanna

1,977

88.25% (very strong)

Tyla

3,095

87.99% (very strong)

Yennifer

500

87.80% (very strong)

Kianna

8,468

87.58% (very strong)

Devyn

15.7k

87.56% (very strong)

Markel

4,742

87.25% (very strong)

Imari

3,352

87.23% (very strong)

Imani

28k

87.17% (very strong)

Kyasia

788

87.00% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Mystery

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Mystery. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 88.9% confident that Mystery is pronounced as MIH-ster-ee, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MIH-stree, at 11.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.

MIH-ster-ee

88.9%

MIH-stree

11.1%

MIH-ster-ee (3 syllables)

Verified

88.9% confidence

M IH1 S T ER0 IY0

MIH-stree (2 syllables)

11.1% confidence

M IH1 S T R IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like M IH1 S T ER0 IY0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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