Girls' name · since 1880
Lissie
Lissie has 936 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,863 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 936
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
936 girls have been named Lissie since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lissie recorded 936 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2022.
- #7,863 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 936 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lissie ranks #7,863 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 936 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,863 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 936
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lissie's 936 recorded births place it above 89.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Lissie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lissie's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lissie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2022
- Peak year (1924)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Lissie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (196 births, 21% of the file).
1910s was Lissie's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lissie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
95 births
- 1890s
1890s
120 births
- 1900s
1900s
145 births
- 1910s
1910s
196 births
- 1920s
1920s
184 births
- 1930s
1930s
100 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 196 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lissie 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 Lissie's total volume
Lissie by state
Where Lissie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 24 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
24 of 936 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lissie's data
- Lissie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (196 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Lissies (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Lissie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1880–2022 (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 Lissie 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.