Girls' name · since 1883
Sister
563 babies named Sister in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 563
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Sister is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 563 have been recorded since 1883.
Social Security Administration records show Sister recorded 563 times among girls since 1883, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1946.
- #11,003 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 563 born since 1883
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sister ranks #11,003 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 563 born since 1883, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 563
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Sister's 563 recorded births place it above 84.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Sister's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sister's full recorded timeline at 1913, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sister popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1946
- Peak year (1914)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Sister by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (160 births, 28% of the file).
1910s was Sister's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Sister births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s
1890s
104 births
- 1900s
1900s
115 births
- 1910s
1910s
160 births
- 1920s 57
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 55
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 160 births (28% of all-time use).
How Sister 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 Sister's total volume
Sister by state
Where Sister concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 7 | 1.2% |
12 of 563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sister's data
- Sister's decade-level peak was the 1910s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Sisters (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sister: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1883–1946 (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 Sister 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.