Sissy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SISS-ee
- Origin
- English
Sissy is a girls' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sissy come from?
English: pet form of Cecilia or Cecily, or from sis 'sister'
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sissy a girl's or a boy's name?
Sissy is a girls' name.
How popular is Sissy in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 4 girls.
Sissy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
How popular is Sissy in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1944.
Half of all the girls named Sissy in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sissy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 22 | #3,554 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 27 | #3,147 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 19 | #2,832 |
| 1964 | 13 | #3,691 |
| 1963 | 18 | #2,959 |
| 1962 | 20 | #2,740 |
| 1961 | 24 | #2,473 |
| 1960 | 17 | #2,988 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,979 |
| 1958 | 25 | #2,259 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 10 | #3,717 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
Names like Sissy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly Amber Molly Amy Shelby Daisy Erin Lily Sydney Sarah Emily Ivy
Names related to Sissy
More English names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sissy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sissy, updated 20 October 2026.