Misty
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning covered with mist or fog.
Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3333
7 babies
Misty by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Misty. In the US, 39 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 6,314 babies in 1977, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Misty. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Missydiminutive form of mistress10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Misti
- Maisypearl; a diminutive form of Margery81 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mishawho is like God; a form of Michael24 in England and Wales (2025)
- Millymerciful; a diminutive of Millicent46 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mindyworthy of love; a diminutive of Melinda or form of Amanda81 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Misty
Names that are said the same way as Misty, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Misty
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