Recorded 1986–2002 Girls' name Peak 1997 40 births

Misato — girls' name

40 babies named Misato in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s242000s11
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Misato was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Misato in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Misato

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Misato between 1986 and 2002, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Misato currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Misato performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Misato shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Misato 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 40 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.

Misato at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

40

Since 1986

17 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1986

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2002

Misato popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1986

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Misato by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 60% of Misato's all-time total
1980s51990s242000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Misato?
40 babies have been named Misato since 1986. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Misato most popular?
Misato was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Misato been used?
Misato has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 17 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Misato?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Misty, Misti, Missy, Misha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.