Girls' name · since 1967
Lissett
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 608 babies named Lissett, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 608
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lissett sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 608 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lissett has been recorded 608 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2014.
- #10,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 608 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lissett ranks #10,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 608 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 608
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lissett's 608 recorded births place it above 85.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lissett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lissett's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lissett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2014
- Peak year (1999)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Lissett by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (177 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Lissett's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Lissett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
121 births
- 1980s
1980s
154 births
- 1990s
1990s
177 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 177 births (29% of all-time use).
How Lissett compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lissett's total volume
Lissett by state
Where Lissett concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 136 | 22.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 34 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
136 of 608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Lissett's decade-level peak was the 1990s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lissetts (136 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lissett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1967–2014 (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 Lissett 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.