Is Missy a boy or girl name?
Missy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 0 boys were named Missy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,755 US babies named Missy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,300
- Babies named Missy since 1943
- 5,755
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 303 babies
Boys and girls named Missy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 586 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,362 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,406 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 760 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 247 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 145 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 115 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 80 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,300 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,919 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,910 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,819 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,835 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,540 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,032 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,351 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,617 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,558 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,807 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,032 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,202 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,032 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,620 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,956 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,290 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,401 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,120 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,790 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,334 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,234 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,154 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,209 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,870 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,065 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,750 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,766 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,694 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,065 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,790 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,202 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,477 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,135 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,686 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,702 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,396 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,219 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,729 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,778 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,859 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,899 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,466 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,137 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 175 | #877 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,359 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,404 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,220 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,115 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,144 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,078 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 155 | #841 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 174 | #788 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 216 | #708 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 268 | #629 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 271 | #606 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 287 | #564 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 303 | #541 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 239 | #614 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 220 | #666 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 223 | #688 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 215 | #691 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 227 | #686 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 191 | #754 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 186 | #749 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 132 | #912 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 127 | #915 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,106 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,324 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,492 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,665 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,545 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,885 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,363 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,741 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,331 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,077 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,623 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,701 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,592 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,152 |
Highest rank
Missy has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #541 in 1967. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.