Missy

Missy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bee”
Origin: English
Say it: MISS-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Missy is usually a nickname for Melissa or sometimes a pet form from 'miss'. As a name from Melissa, it carries the Greek meaning 'bee'.

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How popular is Missy?

20245.7 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Missy in 202419

Peak year1967

Total US babies since 18805,755

Missy is steady now but far below its 1967 peak.

Names like Missy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Missy questions

What does the name Missy mean?

Missy means "bee". It comes from English. Missy is usually a nickname for Melissa or sometimes a pet form from 'miss'. As a name from Melissa, it carries the Greek meaning 'bee'.

Is Missy a boy or girl name?

Missy is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Missy?

19 US babies were named Missy in 2024. Its peak year was 1967.

How do you pronounce Missy?

Missy is usually pronounced MISS-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.