Total births
45
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.
- 45
- total births
- 1919–1951
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that 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.
- 45 total births
- 1919–1951 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
45 boys have been named Jissie since 1919, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1951.
- 45
- total births
- 1919–1951
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Jissie was born in this single decade.
1931
Single peak year
8 babies were named Jissie in 1931 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1951Peak year
1931
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Jissie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1951
- Peak year (1931)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jissie popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1921 (Jissie as girls' name)
Jissie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s
1930s
18 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 18 births (40% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1951. 8 babies were born in 1931, its single highest year.
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.
- 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, 1919–1951 (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. "Jissie: Baby Name Since 1919 - 45 Births, Peak 1931." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jissie. 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 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 June 2026.