Sister Name Popularity and Statistics

Sister is Predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1946
Total Recorded U.S. Births563
First Year on Record1883

Sister popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1946Girls5#4,960
1944Girls9#3,139
1943Girls10#3,040
1942Girls9#3,194
1941Girls8#3,252
1939Girls8#3,145
1937Girls6#3,800
1935Girls7#3,431
1934Girls5#4,286
1933Girls5#4,218
1932Girls9#3,047
1931Girls6#3,848
1930Girls9#3,055
1929Girls7#3,682
1926Girls5#4,851
1925Girls11#2,939
1924Girls6#4,434
1923Girls5#4,967
1922Girls7#4,011
1921Girls8#3,666
1920Girls8#3,598
1919Girls10#3,005
1918Girls12#2,674
1917Girls18#1,923

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1914 · Girls

21 recorded births and rank #1,385.

1911 · Girls

20 recorded births and rank #982.

1912 · Girls

19 recorded births and rank #1,218.

1917 · Girls

18 recorded births and rank #1,923.

Where Sister ranked highest in 1944

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

PA
Rank #656 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Sister