Girls' name · since 1977
Kissey
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Kissey, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
29 girls have been named Kissey since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kissey has been recorded 29 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1980.
- #41,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kissey ranks #41,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #41,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kissey's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kissey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kissey splits its recorded history at 1979: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kissey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1980
- Peak year (1977)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Kissey by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (24 births, 83% of the file).
1970s was Kissey's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Kissey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (83% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kissey's data
- Kissey's decade-level peak was the 1970s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kissey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~3 yrs)
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, 1977–1980 (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 Kissey 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.