Recorded 1884–1939 Girls' name Peak 1900 161 births

Rissie — girls' name

161 babies named Rissie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1900. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s411900s261910s321920s521930s5
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Rissie was born in this single decade.

1900
Single peak year

13 babies were named Rissie in 1900 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rissie

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Rissie between 1884 and 1939, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rissie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1900, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rissie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rissie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rissie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rissie 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 161 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.

Rissie at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

161

Since 1884

56 years of records

Peak year

1900

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1884

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1939

Rissie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1884

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1900)
13
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
468101214 193919251921191719141900189718931884 5

Rissie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
52 births that decade — 32% of Rissie's all-time total
1880s51890s411900s261910s321920s521930s5

Rissie by state

Where Rissie concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rissie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
17 10.6%
Kentucky share of Rissie's total US births 10.6%

17 of 161 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rissie?
161 babies have been named Rissie since 1884. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1900 with 13 births.
When was Rissie most popular?
Rissie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1900.
Where is Rissie most popular?
The top states for the name Rissie are Kentucky (17 births).
How long has the name Rissie been used?
Rissie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 56 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Rissie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Risa, Rise, Risha, Rishika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1884–1939 (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.