Sissy

Where Sissy comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Sissy.

  • Vowel-ended
Sissy through the years
  1. 1944
    First appearance
    #4,054 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1958
    Peak, #2,260
    25 babies named Sissy, its best rank.
  3. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #6,564.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Cecilia.
Namesakes

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