Girls' name · since 1884
Rissie
Rissie has 161 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1900 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
161 girls have been named Rissie since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rissie has been recorded 161 times among girls since 1884, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1939.
- #22,087 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 161 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rissie ranks #22,087 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rissie's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Rissie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rissie's SSA record in two at 1915 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1900 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rissie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1939
- Peak year (1900)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Rissie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Rissie's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Rissie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s
1890s
41 births
- 1900s
1900s
26 births
- 1910s
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (32% of all-time use).
Rissie by state
Where Rissie concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 17 | 10.6% |
17 of 161 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rissie's data
- Rissie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Rissies (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rissie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1900)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1884–1939 (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 Rissie 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.