Name meaning & stats
Missy
Missy means “honeybee” (Ancient Greek origin). 5,776 US babies since 1940, peak 1967.
What it means
“honeybee”
Ancient GreekPet form of Melissa
In US birth records
Peak year: 1967
5,776 US babies were named Missy between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Missy (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 89% of the family
- Missy 89%
- Missie 8%
- Missi 3%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1967)