Recorded 1922–1938 Girls' name Peak 1922 31 births

Sista — girls' name

31 babies named Sista in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s15

The verdict

31 girls have been named Sista since 1922, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1938.

31
total births
1922–1938
years on record
1920s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Sista was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sista in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sista

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Sista between 1922 and 1938, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sista currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sista performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sista shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sista in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sista 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 31 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.

Sista at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

31

Since 1922

17 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1922

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1938

Sista popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1922

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 193819351934192719231922 6

Sista by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 52% of Sista's all-time total
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Sista by state

Where Sista concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sista
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 16.1%
Texas share of Sista's total US births 16.1%

5 of 31 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sista?
31 babies have been named Sista since 1922. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Sista most popular?
Sista was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Sista most popular?
The top states for the name Sista are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sista been used?
Sista has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 17 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Sista?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sissy, Sister, Sisira, Sistine, 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, 1922–1938 (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.