Girls' name · since 1883
Missie
Missie has 870 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 870
- born since 1883
- 1960s
- peak decade
Missie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 870 recorded since 1883.
Missie has 870 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2015.
- #8,266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 870 born since 1883
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Missie ranks #8,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 870 born since 1883, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 870
- born since 1883
- 1960s
- peak decade
Missie's 870 recorded births place it above 88.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Missie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Missie's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Missie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2015
- Peak year (1968)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Missie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (213 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Missie's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Missie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 42
1880s
42 births
- 1890s
1890s
86 births
- 1900s 71
1900s
71 births
- 1910s 74
1910s
74 births
- 1920s 62
1920s
62 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 54
1950s
54 births
- 1960s
1960s
213 births
- 1970s
1970s
148 births
- 1980s 77
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 213 births (24% of all-time use).
How Missie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Missie's total volume
Missie by state
Where Missie concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 870 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Missie's data
- Missie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (213 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Missies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Missie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~132 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Missie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.