Misty

Misty: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“covered with mist”
Origin
English
Say it
MIS-tee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

From the English vocabulary word misty. It developed as a modern given name from the nature word.

How popular is Misty?

202410.8 per million US babies
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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.

Babies named Misty in 202436

2024 rank#4,041 girls

Peak year1977

Total US babies since 188084,856

Misty is fading: recent use is about 54% of its level ten years before.

Names like Misty

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Mistimist · American (modern coinage)
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English

Misty questions

What does the name Misty mean?

Misty means "covered with mist". It comes from English. From the English vocabulary word misty. It developed as a modern given name from the nature word.

Is Misty a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Misty?

36 US babies were named Misty in 2024. Its peak year was 1977.

How do you pronounce Misty?

Misty is usually pronounced MIS-tee.

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.