Misty
Misty is a feminine given name of English origin. It is based on the English word mist.
Meaning & Origin of Misty
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Misty is a feminine given name of English origin. It is based on the English word mist.
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The Story of Misty
Misty first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1944, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 6,315 Mistys were born — ranking #40 that year. As of 2026, Misty ranks #4,608 for baby girls with 30 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 85K Mistys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Misty
Misty is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 85K births in the dataset. Misty's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #40. Use the chart and map above to compare Misty'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 .
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