Is Misa a boy or girl name?

Misa is a girl’s name. Of the 765 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Misa

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Misa was most popular in 2011, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,804 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 765 people named Misa.

Misa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Misa’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Misa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Misa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 765 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Misa

Where Misa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org