How Many People Are Named Sissy?
An estimated 624 people in the United States have the first name Sissy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Sissy peaked in popularity in 1981 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sissy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sissy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
624
About 1 in 549,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1981
27 births
Total Registered
710
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sissy
Sissy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 710 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sissy as a female name
Ranked #16,277 in 2013
6 female births in 2013
Peak: 1981 (27 births)
Sissy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sissy span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 158 babies were registered. Sissy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sissy by Decade
How has Sissy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sissy by State
Sissy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sissy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sissy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sissy?
We estimate approximately 624 people named Sissy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 549,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Sissy a common name?
Sissy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 710 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sissy most popular?
Sissy reached peak popularity in 1981, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sissy is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sissy a female name?
Sissy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sissy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sissy Smith, Sissy Johnson, Sissy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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