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Baby name

Misty

Girl

Origin of the name

Misty comes from the English word misty.

Short-lived name

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Misty peaked in 1977, when 1 baby in 503 was given the name. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 4066. 50% of all babies named Misty since 1880 were born in the 1970s.
84,654births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 40rank at its peak, in 1977

Where babies named Misty are born

1977

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The darker the blue, the more common Misty is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Misty is most common in Wyoming (3.9 times), West Virginia (3.4) and Oklahoma (3.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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