# Missy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/missy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɪs.i/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 5,776 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 5,776 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 435, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | 7,035 |
| 2012 | 11 | 10,202 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10,033 |
| 2014 | 13 | 8,810 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11,561 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10,618 |
| 2017 | 6 | 15,355 |
| 2018 | 14 | 8,034 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9,546 |
| 2020 | 14 | 7,838 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8,828 |
| 2022 | 21 | 5,914 |
| 2023 | 14 | 7,924 |
| 2024 | 19 | 6,327 |
| 2025 | 21 | 5,850 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19 | 1,545 |
| 2012 | 24 | 1,342 |
| 2013 | 29 | 1,177 |
| 2014 | 13 | 2,058 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2,705 |
| 2016 | 14 | 2,008 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1,995 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1,977 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,643 |
| 2020 | 12 | 2,163 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,488 |
| 2023 | 21 | 1,469 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2,000 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2,605 |

## People named Missy

- Missy Franklin, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
- Missy Peregrym, Canadian actress
- Missy Schwen-Ryan, American rower
- Missy Stone, American pornographic actress
- Missy Giove, American racing cyclist
- Missy Mazzoli, American composer and pianist
- Missy Monroe, American pornographic actress & director

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.