Girls' name · since 1915

Bissie

Bissie has 21 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#45,218 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade

Bissie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1915.

Bissie has 21 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1930.

  • #45,218 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bissie ranks #45,218 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#45,218 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bissie's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bissie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Bissie splits its recorded history at 1924: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Bissie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1930

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 1915192119241930 5

Bissie by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 48% of the file).

1920s was Bissie's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Bissie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bissie?
Bissie has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #45,218 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1930. 6 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
Where does Bissie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bissie ranks #45,218 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bissie most popular?
Bissie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Bissie been used?
The SSA has tracked Bissie since 1915 -- 16 years through the most recent 1930 data.
What names are similar to Bissie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bisma, Bishop, Bisan, Bismah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Bissie's data

  • Bissie's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Bissie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bissie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1930 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bissie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.