Recorded 1973–1984 Girls' name Peak 1973 10 births

Missty — girls' name

10 babies named Missty in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s5
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Missty was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

5 babies were named Missty in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Missty

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Missty between 1973 and 1984, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Missty currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Missty performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Missty shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Missty 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 10 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.

Missty at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

10

Since 1973

12 years of records

Peak year

1973

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1973

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1984

Missty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1973

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1973)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 19841973 5

Missty by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
5 births that decade — 50% of Missty's all-time total
1970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Missty?
10 babies have been named Missty since 1973. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1973 with 5 births.
When was Missty most popular?
Missty was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Missty been used?
Missty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 12 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Missty?
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, 1973–1984 (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.