Misti
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MISS-tee
- Origin
- English
Misti is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “misty, full of mist”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Misti mean?
English: spelling of Misty, an English word
“misty, full of mist”
A spelling of Misty, which caught on after the 1971 film Play Misty for Me.
Is Misti a girl's or a boy's name?
Misti is a girls' name.
How popular is Misti in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 521 girls. It first appears in the records in 1952.
Half of all the girls named Misti in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 1982, the years shaded on the chart below.
Misti in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 36 | #3,232 |
| 1995 | 55 | #2,362 |
| 1994 | 58 | #2,250 |
| 1993 | 65 | #2,085 |
| 1992 | 81 | #1,778 |
| 1991 | 94 | #1,603 |
| 1990 | 116 | #1,360 |
| 1989 | 121 | #1,298 |
| 1988 | 136 | #1,128 |
| 1987 | 155 | #1,005 |
| 1986 | 186 | #886 |
| 1985 | 204 | #806 |
| 1984 | 229 | #721 |
| 1983 | 268 | #639 |
| 1982 | 327 | #562 |
| 1981 | 398 | #503 |
| 1980 | 447 | #473 |
| 1979 | 452 | #452 |
| 1978 | 474 | #427 |
| 1977 | 495 | #412 |
| 1976 | 521 | #395 |
| 1975 | 521 | #389 |
| 1974 | 440 | #440 |
| 1973 | 405 | #455 |
| 1972 | 318 | #531 |
| 1971 | 288 | #599 |
| 1970 | 290 | #600 |
| 1969 | 153 | #836 |
| 1968 | 132 | #898 |
| 1967 | 133 | #886 |
| 1966 | 100 | #1,042 |
| 1965 | 94 | #1,079 |
| 1964 | 83 | #1,211 |
| 1963 | 77 | #1,250 |
| 1962 | 61 | #1,419 |
| 1961 | 45 | #1,696 |
| 1960 | 36 | #1,886 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,979 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
Names like Misti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amber Holly Michelle Amy Heidi April Melissa Heather Kimberly Bobbi Crystal Kari
Names related to Misti
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Misti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/misti, updated 20 October 2026.