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Sissy

This name is a diminutive of Cecilia, Frances or Priscilla.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2013)#14,582

Meaning and history

Sissy is a diminutive of Cecilia, Frances, or Priscilla, and it may also derive from a nickname that began as a nursery form of the word sister.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
19941994: no US SSA record for this spelling
1995: no US SSA record for this spelling
1996: no US SSA record for this spelling
1997: no US SSA record for this spelling
1998: no US SSA record for this spelling
19991999: no US SSA record for this spelling
2000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
20042004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 5 births, rank #17,168
2007: 7 births, rank #13,924
2008: 10 births, rank #10,807
20092009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 5 births, rank #16,992
2011: 7 births, rank #13,347
2012: 5 births, rank #16,869
20132013: 6 births, rank #14,582

In 2013, 6 babies were recorded with the name Sissy, ranking #14,582 among girls.

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