Recorded 1957–1985 Girls' name Peak 1967 222 births

Missi — girls' name

222 babies named Missi in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s1221970s681980s17
1960s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Missi was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

24 babies were named Missi in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Missi

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Missi between 1957 and 1985, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Missi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Missi performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Missi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Missi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Missi 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 222 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.

Missi at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

222

Since 1957

29 years of records

Peak year

1967

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1957

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1985

Missi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1957

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1967)
24
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 198519791974197119681965196219581957 5

Missi by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
122 births that decade — 55% of Missi's all-time total
1950s151960s1221970s681980s17

Missi by state

Where Missi concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Missi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 2.3%
Ohio share of Missi's total US births 2.3%

5 of 222 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Missi?
222 babies have been named Missi since 1957. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1967 with 24 births.
When was Missi most popular?
Missi was most popular in the 1960s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Missi most popular?
The top states for the name Missi are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Missi been used?
Missi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 29 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Missi?
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, 1957–1985 (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.