Misao — girls' name

What the Data Says About Misao

The Social Security Administration has registered 337 babies named Misao between 1905 and 1932, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Misao currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Misao performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Misao shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 167 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Misao in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Misao in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 337 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.