Missy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MIS-ee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,721 for girls
Missy is a girls' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 5,721st for girls in the US (21 babies).
What does Missy mean?
English: pet form of Melissa, or from the word miss
Pet form of Melissa, Greek for 'honeybee', and also an English nickname for a young girl.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Missy a girl's or a boy's name?
Missy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 21 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Missy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Missy, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,268th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 33 girls.
Half of all the girls named Missy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were given Missy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,781, up from #2,675 for this spelling alone.
- Missy 10
- Missie 4
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Missy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,560 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 12 | #2,268 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 15 | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,261 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,293 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,629 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,475 |
| 2009 | 30 | #1,127 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 33 | #882 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
How popular is Missy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,721among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 77,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 21 girls in the US were named Missy, making it the 5,721st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 1967, with 303 girls. It first appears in the records in 1943.
Half of all the girls named Missy in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 1979, the years shaded on the chart below.
Missy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #5,721 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,682 |
| 1993 | 36 | #3,153 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 36 | #3,091 |
| 1990 | 29 | #3,618 |
| 1989 | 42 | #2,652 |
| 1988 | 46 | #2,364 |
| 1987 | 49 | #2,197 |
| 1986 | 68 | #1,716 |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,759 |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,837 |
| 1983 | 55 | #1,886 |
| 1982 | 82 | #1,461 |
| 1981 | 121 | #1,134 |
| 1980 | 175 | #875 |
| 1979 | 91 | #1,349 |
| 1978 | 83 | #1,397 |
| 1977 | 100 | #1,214 |
| 1976 | 108 | #1,112 |
| 1975 | 102 | #1,139 |
| 1974 | 109 | #1,076 |
| 1973 | 155 | #839 |
| 1972 | 174 | #784 |
| 1971 | 216 | #707 |
| 1970 | 268 | #629 |
| 1969 | 271 | #605 |
| 1968 | 287 | #563 |
| 1967 | 303 | #540 |
| 1966 | 239 | #614 |
| 1965 | 220 | #666 |
| 1964 | 223 | #687 |
| 1963 | 215 | #689 |
| 1962 | 227 | #682 |
| 1961 | 191 | #753 |
| 1960 | 186 | #749 |
| 1959 | 132 | #908 |
| 1958 | 127 | #910 |
| 1957 | 90 | #1,099 |
| 1956 | 62 | #1,318 |
| 1955 | 47 | #1,479 |
| 1954 | 38 | #1,647 |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,530 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,805 |
| 1951 | 19 | #2,313 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,651 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,175 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,596 |
| 1945 | 8 | #3,386 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
Names like Missy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly Melody Marnie Ivy Penny Darcie Molly Lily Betsy Mia Honey Heidi
Other spellings of Missy
Names related to Missy
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Missy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/missy, updated 20 October 2026.