Misti
Misti is a volcano in the southern Peruvian Andes, rising above Arequipa, Peru’s second-largest city. It has a steep conical profile and two nested summit craters. The inner crater contains an active lava plug or dome, pierced by vents that emit volcanic gases. The summit reaches 5822 m above sea level, on the rim of the outer crater.
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Meaning & Origin of Misti
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Misti is a volcano in the southern Peruvian Andes, rising above Arequipa, Peru’s second-largest city. It has a steep conical profile and two nested summit craters. The inner crater contains an active lava plug or dome, pierced by vents that emit volcanic gases. The summit reaches 5822 m above sea level, on the rim of the outer crater.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Misti
American parents first put Misti on the record books as a baby girl name in 1952, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 521 Mistis were born — ranking #389 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Mistis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 8K Mistis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Misti
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About the name Misti
Misti is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Misti's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #389. Use the chart and map above to compare Misti's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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