Recorded 1880–2022 Girls' name Peak 1924 936 births

Lissie — girls' name

936 babies named Lissie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s951890s1201900s1451910s1961920s1841930s1001940s441950s131960s51970s51980s61990s62000s52010s52020s7
1910s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Lissie was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

31 babies were named Lissie in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lissie

The Social Security Administration has registered 936 babies named Lissie between 1880 and 2022, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lissie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lissie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 196 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lissie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Connecticut. In total, SSA state-level files list Lissie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lissie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 936 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lissie at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

936

Since 1880

143 years of records

Peak year

1924

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1880

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2022

Lissie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1880

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1924)
31
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Lissie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
196 births that decade — 21% of Lissie's all-time total
1880s951890s1201900s1451910s1961920s1841930s1001940s441950s131960s51970s51980s61990s62000s52010s52020s7

Lissie by state

Where Lissie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Lissie
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%
North Carolina share of Lissie's total US births 2.6%
Even split

24 of 936 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lissie?
936 babies have been named Lissie since 1880. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1924 with 31 births.
When was Lissie most popular?
Lissie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 196 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Lissie most popular?
The top states for the name Lissie are North Carolina (24 births), Kentucky (17 births), Connecticut (5 births).
How long has the name Lissie been used?
Lissie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 143 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Lissie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lisa, Lisette, Lissette, Lisbeth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.