The baby name Misty appears in baby name data for the United States from 1957 to 2024. It was most popular in 1977 with 7,770 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Misty has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1957 | 10 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1960 | 222 |
| 1961 | 234 |
| 1962 | 330 |
| 1963 | 312 |
| 1964 | 445 |
| 1965 | 573 |
| 1966 | 765 |
| 1967 | 974 |
| 1968 | 1,135 |
| 1969 | 1,227 |
| 1970 | 1,450 |
| 1971 | 2,017 |
| 1972 | 3,248 |
| 1973 | 4,420 |
| 1974 | 5,551 |
| 1975 | 7,003 |
| 1976 | 7,333 |
| 1977 | 7,770 |
| 1978 | 7,339 |
| 1979 | 6,987 |
| 1980 | 6,488 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1981 | 5,709 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 4,869 |
| 1983 | 3,588 |
| 1984 | 3,249 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 2,959 |
| 1986 | 2,668 |
| 1987 | 2,361 |
| 1988 | 1,930 |
| 1989 | 1,618 |
| 1990 | 1,068 |
| 1991 | 1,276 |
| 1992 | 739 |
| 1993 | 587 |
| 1994 | 496 |
| 1995 | 372 |
| 1996 | 400 |
| 1997 | 305 |
| 1998 | 261 |
| 1999 | 150 |
| 2000 | 160 |
| 2001 | 130 |
| 2002 | 52 |
| 2003 | 100 |
| 2004 | 91 |
| 2005 | 96 |
| 2006 | 38 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 | 32 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 16 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 |