Girls' name · since 1922
Sista
Sista has 31 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sista sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 31 recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sista has been recorded 31 times among girls since 1922, 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 1922 to 1938.
- #40,700 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sista ranks #40,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #40,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sista's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Sista's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sista's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sista popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1938
- Peak year (1922)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Sista by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 52% of the file).
1920s was Sista's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sista births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (52% of all-time use).
Sista by state
Where Sista concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 16.1% |
5 of 31 births nationwide.
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- Sista's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1930s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Sistas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sista: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1922–1938 (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 Sista 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.