Missy
Missy or Missie is a feminine first name, often a short form of Melissa.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Missy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Missy or Missie is a feminine first name, often a short form of Melissa.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Missy
The earliest SSA record of Missy as a baby girl name dates back to 1943, when 5 babies received it. 1967 was its biggest year on record, with 303 newborns named Missy — #540 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Missy on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Missy ranks #6,003 for baby girls with 20 births, rising sharply (+63% over the past five years). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Missy
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Missy. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Missy
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Mathilde de Morny (1863-1944), French aristocrat and artist
- Michele "Missy" Avila (1968-1985), American murder victim
- Missie Berteotti (born 1963), American LPGA golfer
- Missy Bevers (1970–2016), American unsolved murder victim
- Missy Cummings , Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former U.S. Navy fighter pilot
- Missy Elliott (born 1971), American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
- Missy Giove (born 1972), American former professional mountain bike rider
- Missy Gold (born 1970), American former child actress
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Names that sound like Missy
Phonetically similar names — useful when Missy is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Missy
Missy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Missy's peak popularity came in 1967 when it ranked #540. Use the chart and map above to compare Missy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.