Total births
430
Girls' name · since 1946
Cissy
Cissy has 430 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 430
- total births
- 1946–1997
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Cissy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 430 have been recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Cissy recorded 430 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1997.
- 430 total births
- 1946–1997 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
430 girls have been named Cissy since 1946, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1997.
- 430
- total births
- 1946–1997
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
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.
Cissy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cissy's full recorded timeline at 1968, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cissy at a glance
Last recorded 1997Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1946
Cissy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1997
- Peak year (1971)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Cissy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Cissy's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Cissy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s
1960s
116 births
- 1970s
1970s
144 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 144 births (33% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Cissy since 1946 -- 52 years through the most recent 1997 data.
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.
What to do with Cissy's data
- Cissy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1946–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cissy: Baby Name Since 1946 - 430 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cissy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cissy 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 June 2026.