Misty
The English word for light fog, used as a name after the 1971 film Play Misty for Me.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Misty first shows up in the national records in 1944. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1973 to 1984. Its biggest year was 1977, when 6,315 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 40 nationally. All told, 84,891 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Misti (8,324), Mistie (2,240), Mysti (711) (total births since 1880)
Explore Misty interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 40 | No. 2637 |
| 1950s | 276 | No. 1214 |
| 1960s | 5,294 | No. 295 |
| 1970s | 42,375 | No. 40 |
| 1980s | 29,114 | No. 49 |
| 1990s | 5,419 | No. 279 |
| 2000s | 1,428 | No. 904 |
| 2010s | 520 | No. 2395 |
| 2020s | 188 | No. 3841 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.