Missey

Girl · recorded 1965–1982

  • 1982last recorded
  • 1972best year

Most popular in 1972.

Last recorded in 1982. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Missey.

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Its story

Popularity since 1965

03619651969197419781982

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 11 recorded years as a table
Missey, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19656
19664
19674
19683
19693
19703
19715
19726
19755
19763
19823

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Missey isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1982
5
Rank in 1982
#10,517
How rare
1 in 338,665 girls
Since 1965
72

Missey was last recorded in 1982. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1972, at 6 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Missey doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.