Girls' name · since 1944
Sissy
Sissy has 710 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 710
- born since 1944
- 1980s
- peak decade
710 girls have been named Sissy since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sissy has 710 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2013.
- #9,436 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 710 born since 1944
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sissy ranks #9,436 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 710 born since 1944, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 710
- born since 1944
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sissy's 710 recorded births place it above 86.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Sissy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sissy's full recorded timeline at 1980, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sissy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2013
- Peak year (1981)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Sissy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (158 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Sissy's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Sissy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
103 births
- 1960s
1960s
141 births
- 1970s
1970s
105 births
- 1980s
1980s
158 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 158 births (22% of all-time use).
How Sissy 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 Sissy's total volume
Sissy by state
Where Sissy concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 27 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.0% |
27 of 710 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sissy's data
- Sissy's decade-level peak was the 1980s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sissys (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Sissy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1944–2013 (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 Sissy 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.