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Missy

/ˈmɪsi/ · 100% girls · 21 born in 2025

Missy has been given to about 5,776 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1967, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɪsi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,379
Median age today57 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Missy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1967 · 303
  • Born in 202521
  • All time5,776
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Missy?

Its best year was 1967, when 303 babies were given the name, ranking 541st. The typical living American called Missy is about 57 years old today.

Names that sound like Missy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Misty0.79
  2. Maisy0.73
  3. Mindy0.64
  4. Misti0.64
  5. Chrissy0.64
  6. Daisy0.58
  7. Mitzi0.59
  8. Miley0.56

Middle names for Missy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Missy Anne0.81
  2. Missy Eve0.80
  3. Missy Elizabeth0.78
  4. Missy Catherine0.78
  5. Missy Josephine0.78
  6. Missy Rose0.77

Sibling names for Missy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Angiesister · 0.77
  2. Heidisister · 0.77
  3. Troybrother · 0.77
  4. Chrisbrother · 0.76
  5. Barronbrother · 0.76
  6. Larasister · 0.76

Where Missy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Missy Anderson0.77
    2. Missy Reyes0.72
    3. Missy Nguyen0.72
    4. Missy Lee0.72
    5. Missy Hall0.72
    6. Missy Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Missy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.