Jissie
The Story of Jissie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jissie as a girl name dates back to 1921, when 5 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Jissie — #5,099 in the national rankings. Jissie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1924, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Jissie on the record books as a boy name in 1919, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1931, when 8 Jissies were born — ranking #2,864 that year. About 40% of every Jissie on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Jissie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1951, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 45 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jissie
Jissie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 45 births in the dataset. Jissie's peak popularity came in 1931 when it ranked #2,864. Use the chart and map above to compare Jissie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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