Recorded 1880–2009 Girls' name Peak 1922 1,607 births

Classie — girls' name

1,607 babies named Classie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s331890s761900s1161910s2301920s2911930s2331940s2601950s1311960s801970s291980s761990s372000s15
1920s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Classie was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

39 babies were named Classie in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Classie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,607 babies named Classie between 1880 and 2009, spanning 130 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Classie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Classie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 291 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Classie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 131 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Classie in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Classie 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 1,607 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.

Classie at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

1,607

Since 1880

130 years of records

Peak year

1922

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1880

Recorded for 130 years

Last year on file: 2009

Classie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1880

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1922)
39
Annual births at peak — across 130 years of records
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Classie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
291 births that decade — 18% of Classie's all-time total
1880s331890s761900s1161910s2301920s2911930s2331940s2601950s1311960s801970s291980s761990s372000s15

Classie by state

Where Classie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Classie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
131 8.2%
#2 Alabama
87 5.4%
#3 Georgia
56 3.5%
#4 North Carolina
26 1.6%
#5 Tennessee
10 0.6%
#6 Arkansas
5 0.3%
#7 Kentucky
5 0.3%
#8 Louisiana
5 0.3%
Mississippi share of Classie's total US births 8.2%
Even split

131 of 1,607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Classie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Classie?
1,607 babies have been named Classie since 1880. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1922 with 39 births.
When was Classie most popular?
Classie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 291 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Classie most popular?
The top states for the name Classie are Mississippi (131 births), Alabama (87 births), Georgia (56 births).
How long has the name Classie been used?
Classie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 130 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Classie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Clara, Claire, Claudia, Clarissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2009 (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.