How Many People Are Named Missy?
An estimated 4,959 people in the United States have the first name Missy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Missy peaked in popularity in 1967 with 303 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Missy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Missy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,959
About 1 in 69,118 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1967
303 births
Total Registered
5,755
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Missy
Missy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,755 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Missy as a female name
Ranked #6,300 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 1967 (303 births)
Missy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Missy span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,362 babies were registered. Missy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Missy by Decade
How has Missy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Missy by State
Birth registrations for Missy span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Nebraska, Maryland, Massachusetts. On average, about 100 Missys were registered per state.
Missy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Missy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Missy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Missy?
We estimate approximately 4,959 people named Missy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 69,118 Americans share this first name.
Is Missy a common name?
Missy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,755 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Missy most popular?
Missy reached peak popularity in 1967, when 303 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Missy is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Missy a female name?
Missy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Missy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Missy Smith, Missy Johnson, Missy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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