Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Misa isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Misa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 765
- 0 boys · 765 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,770 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,770 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,147 as a first name in 2020; 705 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Misa’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Misa is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 実桜. In Japanese usage, Misa is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 未沙. In Japanese usage, Misa is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 未紗.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 14
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Misa
- Misa WatanabeJapanese voice actressborn 1964
- Misa ShimizuJapanese actressborn 1970
- Misa EtōJapanese gravure model, fashion modelborn 1993
Characters named Misa: Misa Amane (Death Note).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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