Mystique
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
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- Origin
- English
Mystique is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “air of mystery”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mystique mean?
English: English word, borrowed from French
“air of mystery”
An English word borrowed from French for an aura of mystery or awe around a person or thing.
Is Mystique a girl's or a boy's name?
Mystique is a girls' name.
How popular is Mystique in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Mystique in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mystique in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4,021 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
Names like Mystique
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Madison Macie Essence Miracle Marley Mariah Taylor Savannah Chloe Ellie Mia Dulce
Names related to Mystique
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mystique: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mystique, updated 20 October 2026.