Cissy
Girl name · American · English · Latin
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #2,736 in 1971
0 babies were named Cissy in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1946–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryCissy first shows up in US birth records in 1946, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 79 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1971, when it reached #2,736.
About the name Cissy
Cissy is a girl name of American, English and Latin origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-ssy”. US birth records list Cissy for girls from 1946 to 1997, in 39 of those 52 years. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked #2,736 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 1997, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:American namesEnglish namesLatin names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.8 | 547,945 girls |
| 1950s | 4.5 | 219,780 girls |
| 1960s | 6.3 | 159,744 girls |
| 1970s | 9.3 | 107,875 girls |
| 1980s | 3.4 | 291,545 girls |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1,290,323 girls |
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Questions about the name Cissy
What is the origin of the name Cissy?
Cissy has American, English, Latin roots in our records. Other American names include Lainey, Daisy, Josie.
Is Cissy a boy or girl name?
Cissy is a girl name.
How popular is the name Cissy?
Cissy is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 1997. It peaked at #2,736 in 1971.