How Many People Are Named Misty?
people named Misty are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,227 people in the US has this name
Based on 84,891 babies named Misty in Social Security records from 1944 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
6,333 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word misty, ultimately derived from Old English. The jazz song 'Misty' (1954) by Erroll Garner may have helped popularize the name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Misty in English. Counting Misty and these spellings together, about 88,729 people alive in the US have the name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Misty (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Misty alive today is about 45 years old, and 93% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 42 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Misty first appears in the records in 1944 and was given most often in 1977, to 6,333 babies. In 2025, 35 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1944 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Misty never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #40, in 1977, and it was in the top 100 for 12 years, 1973 to 1984. In 2025 it ranked #4,139.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,139 |
| Best rank | #40 (1977) |
| Years in the top 100 | 12 (1973 to 1984) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #75 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Misty alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Misty were born in Texas than in any other state: about 10,566 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Misty was given about 3 times as often in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming.
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