Recorded 1946–1997 Girls' name Peak 1971 430 births

Cissy — girls' name

430 babies named Cissy in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s891960s1161970s1441980s581990s11
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Cissy was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

26 babies were named Cissy in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cissy

The Social Security Administration has registered 430 babies named Cissy between 1946 and 1997, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cissy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cissy performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cissy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cissy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 430 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cissy at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

430

Since 1946

52 years of records

Peak year

1971

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1946

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1997

Cissy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1946

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1971)
26
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
051015202530 199719821977197219671962195719521946 5

Cissy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
144 births that decade — 33% of Cissy's all-time total
1940s121950s891960s1161970s1441980s581990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cissy?
430 babies have been named Cissy since 1946. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1971 with 26 births.
When was Cissy most popular?
Cissy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Cissy been used?
Cissy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 52 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Cissy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cisne, Cissie, Cisely, Cisse. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.