Missy
About Missy
A name that works until your daughter is, say, six.
Pronounced MIS-ee.
As of October 2026, Missy ranked #5850 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #541 in 1967.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Missy on lists
Famous Missys
- Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott
American rapper and musician
- Melissa Morrison "Missy" Higgins
Australian singer
- Melissa "Missy" Peregrym
Canadian actress
- Melissa "Missy" Rayder
American model
- Melissa Jeanette "Missy" Franklin
American swimmer
- Melissa Ann "Missy" Hyatt
American pro wrestler
- Melissa "Missy" (Hollister) Lanning
American vlogger as part of "Daily Bumps"
- Melissa "Missy" Gold
American actress
- Amanda "Missy" Hodges Cleveland
American model
- Missy Malone
Scottish burlesque performer
- Missy Robbins
American chef and TV personality
- Missy
American adult film actress
- Marguerite Alice "Missy" LeHand
secretary to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt
Missy in pop culture
- Missy Cooper
Sheldon's twin sister from the Big Bang Theory, and "Young Sheldon"
- Missy Pantone
from movie "Bring it On" played by Eliza Dushku
- Missy O'Connor
from movie "The Big Wedding"
- Missy
regeneration of the Master, the Doctor's nemesis in "Doctor Who"