Misti vs Missy

Side-by-side comparison of Misti and Missy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Misti

Girl name

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Name B

Missy

Girl name · Rank #6186

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Metric Misti Missy
Current Rank Unranked #6186
Total Births (all years) 8,324 5,755
Peak Year 1975 1967
Peak Year Births 521 303
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1952 1943

Births by Decade

Decade Misti Missy
1940ss — 54
1950ss 34 586
1960ss 914 2,362
1970ss 4,204 1,406
1980ss 2,471 760
1990ss 576 247
2000ss 112 145
2010ss 13 115
2020ss — 80

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Misti Missy
2014 — 13
2015 — 9
2016 5 10
2017 — 6
2018 — 14
2019 — 11
2020 — 14
2021 — 12
2022 — 21
2023 — 14
2024 — 19

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1952–2016.

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