Recorded 1911–1983 Girls' name Peak 1911 27 births

Sissie — girls' name

27 babies named Sissie in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1911. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61970s111980s10
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sissie was born in this single decade.

1911
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sissie in 1911 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sissie

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Sissie between 1911 and 1983, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sissie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1911, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sissie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sissie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sissie 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 27 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.

Sissie at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

27

Since 1911

73 years of records

Peak year

1911

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1911

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 1983

Sissie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1911

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1911)
6
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
4.555.566.5 19831981197419701911 6

Sissie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 41% of Sissie's all-time total
1910s61970s111980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sissie?
27 babies have been named Sissie since 1911. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1911 with 6 births.
When was Sissie most popular?
Sissie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1911.
How long has the name Sissie been used?
Sissie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 73 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Sissie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sissy, Sister, Sisira, Sissi, 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, 1911–1983 (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.