girl's name

Sissy

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 734

Sissy is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2013 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1981, when 27 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1944.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Sissy over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.

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'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Sissy by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 13
1950s 103
1960s 141
1970s 105
1980s 158
1990s 83
2000s 84
2010s (to 2013) 23

How popular is Sissy?

In 2013, Sissy was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sissy is used

France #4,754 5 in 2005
England & Wales #6,365 3 in 2010
United States #14,762 6 in 2013

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 Sissy

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

Parents who like Sissy also like

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

Sibling names for Sissy

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

Common questions about Sissy

How popular is the name Sissy?

In 2013, Sissy was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Sissy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Sissy?

Sissy has 2 syllables.

When was Sissy most popular?

Sissy peaked in 1981, when 27 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.