US rank #2586 Girls' name Peak 2024 954 births

Zissy — #2586 US girls' name

954 babies named Zissy in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s311990s892000s1902010s3472020s276
#2586
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Zissy was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

68 babies were named Zissy in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zissy

The Social Security Administration has registered 954 babies named Zissy between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zissy currently holds the #2586 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zissy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 347 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zissy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 591 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Zissy in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zissy 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 954 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.

Zissy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

954

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2024

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,586

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zissy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
68
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198719751972 5

Zissy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
347 births that decade — 36% of Zissy's all-time total
1970s211980s311990s892000s1902010s3472020s276

Zissy by state

Where Zissy concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Zissy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
591 61.9%
#2 New Jersey
18 1.9%
New York share of Zissy's total US births 61.9%
Even split

591 of 954 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zissy?
954 babies have been named Zissy since 1972. It currently ranks #2586 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 68 births.
When was Zissy most popular?
Zissy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 347 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zissy most popular?
The top states for the name Zissy are New York (591 births), New Jersey (18 births).
How long has the name Zissy been used?
Zissy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zissy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zissel, Zisel, Zissi. 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, 1972–2024 (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.