People with the first name Misty
70,424
About 1 in 4,706 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Misty?
Misty was the #726 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#726
More common than 98.6% of listed first names
Peak year
1977
6,333 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
35
#7,141 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 4,706
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.1% male99.9% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Misty across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Misty reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1977, with 6,333 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 35 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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