Zissy
Girl name · #2421 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Zissy is currently the #2421 girl name in the United States — 74 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3650, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 24,324 girls born in 2025 was named Zissy.
The 53-year story
Zissy first appears in the Social Security records in 1972, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 74 babies and a rank of #2410. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Zissy per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zissy in class?
Zissy scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Zissy is most common
State-level data for Zissy is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Zissy
Statistically, parents drawn to Zissy tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Pessy, Henny, Zeina, Chany, and Elsy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zissy | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #2410 |
| 2024 | 70 | #2533 |
| 2023 | 49 | #3274 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2928 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2848 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3498 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3788 |
| 2018 | 45 | #3438 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3479 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5796 |
| 2015 | 42 | #3650 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4178 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4645 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3988 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4466 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6382 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6811 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5434 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4050 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6592 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6820 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6216 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12408 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8280 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7317 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zissy a popular girl name?
Zissy ranked #2421 among girls in 2025 with 74 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3650.
When was the name Zissy most popular?
Zissy peaked in 2025, when 74 American girls received the name (ranked #2410 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zissy?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 24,324 newborn American girls was named Zissy. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.