Unisex name · since 1919

Jissie

Jissie has 45 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,907 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1919
1930s
peak decade

Jissie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 45 recorded since 1919.

Jissie has 45 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1951.

  • #22,907 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 45 born since 1919
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jissie ranks #22,907 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1919, peaking in the 1930s.

#22,907 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1919
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jissie's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Jissie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jissie's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jissie popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1951

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1931)
8
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
456789 19191923192619281930193119341951 5

Jissie popularity over time - girls

10 total births recorded since 1921 (Jissie as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19211924 5

Jissie by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (18 births, 40% of the file).

1930s was Jissie's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Jissie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 18 births (40% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jissie? ▼
Jissie has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,907 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1951. 8 babies were born in 1931, its single highest year.
Where does Jissie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jissie ranks #22,907 of 45,481 boys' 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 Jissie most popular? ▼
Jissie was most popular in the 1930s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Is Jissie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Jissie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 45 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Jissie been used? ▼
Records for Jissie go back to 1919, giving 33 years of history through 1951.
What names are similar to Jissie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jishnu, Jisaiah, Jisiah. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jissie's data

  • Jissie's decade-level peak was the 1930s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Jissie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jissie: 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, 1919–1951 (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 Jissie 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.