Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “bee”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wikipedia (it): Melissa (nome)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16
- Wikipedia (en): MissyCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16
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A name. A world of connections.
“bee”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Missie is recorded as a first given name in France's civil registration statistics (INSEE, 1900–2025), as a baby name in England and Wales birth registrations (ONS, 2025), in NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list) (1997–2025), in South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017 (1944–2017) and in SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution) (1880–2025), given to girls; no dictionary entry is in our sources yet. It is a form of Melissa, for which Italian Wikipedia gives the meaning “bee”.
Meaning: “bee”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
02 / Across borders
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Published statistics
United States, 2015: 6 girls (rank 14482).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Missie
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | 8 | 692 | observed |
| 1884 | 9 | 731 | observed |
| 1885 | 9 | 745 | observed |
| 1886 | 9 | 778 | observed |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | 7 | 1,036 | observed |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | 10 | 872 | observed |
| 1891 | 12 | 796 | observed |
| 1892 | 12 | 861 | observed |
| 1893 | 7 | 1,175 | observed |
| 1894 | 6 | 1,353 | observed |
| 1895 | 10 | 1,053 | observed |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | 12 | 931 | observed |
| 1898 | 10 | 1,098 | observed |
| 1899 | 7 | 1,278 | observed |
| 1900 | 6 | 1,723 | observed |
| 1901 | 7 | 1,339 | observed |
| 1902 | 9 | 1,219 | observed |
| 1903 | 5 | 1,792 | observed |
| 1904 | 9 | 1,251 | observed |
| 1905 | 9 | 1,298 | observed |
| 1906 | 5 | 1,951 | observed |
| 1907 | 8 | 1,512 | observed |
| 1908 | 8 | 1,547 | observed |
| 1909 | 5 | 2,208 | observed |
| 1910 | 7 | 1,935 | observed |
| 1911 | 6 | 2,191 | observed |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | 10 | 2,034 | observed |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | 13 | 2,255 | observed |
| 1916 | 9 | 3,031 | observed |
| 1917 | 6 | 4,083 | observed |
| 1918 | 8 | 3,512 | observed |
| 1919 | 15 | 2,264 | observed |
| 1920 | 6 | 4,398 | observed |
| 1921 | 5 | 5,099 | observed |
| 1922 | 6 | 4,445 | observed |
| 1923 | 13 | 2,587 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 4,002 | observed |
| 1925 | 13 | 2,617 | observed |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | 7 | 3,875 | observed |
| 1928 | 5 | 4,725 | observed |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | 7 | 3,658 | observed |
| 1931 | 6 | 3,848 | observed |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | 7 | 3,376 | observed |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | 6 | 3,847 | observed |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | 5 | 4,349 | observed |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 5 | 5,301 | observed |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | 6 | 4,908 | observed |
| 1953 | 6 | 5,040 | observed |
| 1954 | 7 | 4,655 | observed |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | 8 | 4,467 | observed |
| 1957 | 6 | 5,377 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 16 | 2,980 | observed |
| 1960 | 13 | 3,512 | observed |
| 1961 | 15 | 3,318 | observed |
| 1962 | 20 | 2,741 | observed |
| 1963 | 15 | 3,336 | observed |
| 1964 | 13 | 3,692 | observed |
| 1965 | 12 | 3,733 | observed |
| 1966 | 16 | 3,148 | observed |
| 1967 | 37 | 1,921 | observed |
| 1968 | 38 | 1,940 | observed |
| 1969 | 34 | 2,171 | observed |
| 1970 | 27 | 2,647 | observed |
| 1971 | 23 | 2,955 | observed |
| 1972 | 18 | 3,404 | observed |
| 1973 | 19 | 3,342 | observed |
| 1974 | 7 | 6,900 | observed |
| 1975 | 18 | 3,637 | observed |
| 1976 | 5 | 9,284 | observed |
| 1977 | 12 | 5,213 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 6,948 | observed |
| 1979 | 11 | 5,751 | observed |
| 1980 | 19 | 3,992 | observed |
| 1981 | 8 | 7,409 | observed |
| 1982 | 9 | 6,888 | observed |
| 1983 | 10 | 6,212 | observed |
| 1984 | 10 | 6,291 | observed |
| 1985 | 10 | 6,457 | observed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | 6 | 9,825 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 5 | 12,362 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | 6 | 11,509 | observed |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | 6 | 14,482 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Missie” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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