girl's name

Lissie

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 978

Lissie is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1924, when 31 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lissie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Lissie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 95
1890s 120
1900s 145
1910s 196
1920s 184
1930s 100
1940s 44
1950s 13
1960s 5
1970s 5
1980s 6
1990s 6
2000s 5
2010s 5
2020s (to 2022) 7

How popular is Lissie?

In 2022, Lissie was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lissie is used

England & Wales #6,661 3 in 2024
United States #12,437 7 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lissie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lissie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lissie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lissie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lissie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lissie

How popular is the name Lissie?

In 2022, Lissie was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lissie a girl's or a boy's name?

Lissie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lissie?

Lissie has 2 syllables.

When was Lissie most popular?

Lissie peaked in 1924, when 31 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.