Is Misty a boy or girl name?
Misty is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 36 girls and 0 boys were named Misty, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 84,856 US babies named Misty were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,084
- Babies named Misty since 1944
- 84,856
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 6,333 babies
Boys and girls named Misty, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 276 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5,294 | 100% |
| 1970s | 137 | 42,375 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 100 | 29,115 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5,419 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,427 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 520 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 153 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,084 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,212 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,579 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,387 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,888 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,128 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,122 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,819 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,641 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,200 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,729 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,829 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,700 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,409 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,666 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 103 | #2,012 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,311 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,171 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,842 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,543 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,278 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,217 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,071 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 242 | #906 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 241 | #888 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 308 | #719 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 325 | #670 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 369 | #619 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 412 | #562 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 488 | #511 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 598 | #416 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 741 | #352 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 941 | #295 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 996 | #279 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,034 | 1,218 | #226 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 1,408 | #194 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,289 | 1,712 | #162 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,464 | 1,971 | #145 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,569 | 2,413 | #121 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,221 | 2,792 | #98 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,787 | 3,189 | #87 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,132 | 4,071 | #74 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,160 | 4,799 | #61 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,500 | 5,542 | #49 |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,981 | 5,785 | #42 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,345 | 5,834 | #43 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,528 | 6,315 | #40 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,306 | 5,906 | #46 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,605 | 5,552 | #47 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,074 | 4,439 | #66 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,964 | 3,475 | #90 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,503 | 2,425 | #125 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,235 | 1,493 | #200 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,151 | #266 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 949 | #295 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 841 | #305 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 789 | #307 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 680 | #344 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 491 | #422 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 431 | #467 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 344 | #526 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 292 | #575 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 265 | #628 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 212 | #701 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,222 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,757 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,831 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,181 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,869 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,856 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,482 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,794 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,911 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,862 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,789 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,078 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,732 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,037 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,302 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Misty reached #1,981 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #40 in 1977. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Misty
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.