Girls' name · since 1977
Kissy
Kissy has 136 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kissy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 136 recorded since 1977.
Kissy has 136 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1983.
- #23,789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 136 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kissy ranks #23,789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kissy's 136 recorded births place it above 67.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Kissy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kissy's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kissy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1983
- Peak year (1977)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kissy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (104 births, 76% of the file).
1970s was Kissy's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Kissy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 104 births (76% of all-time use).
Kissy by state
Where Kissy concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 12 | 8.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 7 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 3.7% |
12 of 136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kissy's data
- Kissy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Kissys (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kissy: 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 (~6 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, 1977–1983 (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 Kissy 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.