Recorded 1920–1925 Girls' name Peak 1920 11 births

Misayo — girls' name

11 babies named Misayo in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s11
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Misayo was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

6 babies were named Misayo in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Misayo

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Misayo between 1920 and 1925, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Misayo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Misayo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Misayo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Misayo 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 11 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.

Misayo at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

11

Since 1920

6 years of records

Peak year

1920

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1920

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1925

Misayo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1920

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 19251920 6

Misayo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 100% of Misayo's all-time total
1920s11

Misayo by state

Where Misayo concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Misayo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
6 54.5%
Hawaii share of Misayo's total US births 54.5%

6 of 11 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Misayo?
11 babies have been named Misayo since 1920. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1920 with 6 births.
When was Misayo most popular?
Misayo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Misayo most popular?
The top states for the name Misayo are Hawaii (6 births).
How long has the name Misayo been used?
Misayo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 6 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Misayo?
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, 1920–1925 (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.