Misty

Save to PinterestDownload

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Misty is a feminine given name of English origin. It is based on the English word mist.

From Wikipedia

Misty first appears in the data in 1944 and has been recorded in 80 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1977 with 6,315 babies (rank #40 that year). In 2024 it was given to 36 girls (rank #4,084). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Misty

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Misty yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

84,856
Total babies (all years)
80
Years in the data
6,315
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

Famous people named Misty

Share your Misty story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

Stories are reviewed before publishing. No last names or contact info needed.

→ See names similar to Misty  ·  Compare Misty with another name →  ·  Popular names of the 1970s  ·  Girls names starting with M

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Misty in 2024

Other girls' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19449#3,302
19455#5,037
194715#2,732
19486#5,078
19495#5,789
195014#2,862
19519#3,911
19527#4,794
195319#2,482
195416#2,856
195533#1,869
195626#2,181
195736#1,831
195839#1,757
195977#1,222
1960212#701
1961265#628
1962292#575
1963344#526
1964431#467
1965491#422
1966680#344
1967789#307
1968841#305
1969949#295
19701,151#266
19711,493#200
19722,425#125
19733,475#90
19744,439#66
19755,552#47
19765,906#46
19776,315#40
19785,834#43
19795,785#42
19805,542#49
19814,799#61
19824,071#74
19833,189#87
19842,792#98
19852,413#121
19861,971#145
19871,712#162
19881,408#194
19891,218#226
1990996#279
1991941#295
1992741#352
1993598#416
1994488#511
1995412#562
1996369#619
1997325#670
1998308#719
1999241#888
2000242#906
2001199#1,071
2002166#1,217
2003164#1,278
2004129#1,543
2005136#1,522
2006111#1,842
200792#2,171
200885#2,311
2009103#2,012
201068#2,666
201177#2,409
201266#2,700
201340#3,829
201464#2,729
201552#3,200
201643#3,641
201740#3,819
201835#4,122
201935#4,128
202037#3,888
202132#4,387
202223#5,579
202325#5,212
202436#4,084