Sister

SIHS-ter /ˈsɪstɚ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Sister is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Sister is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1946. Sister was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1914 (21 births).

About the name Sister

PronunciationSIHS-ter /ˈsɪstɚ/
21peak births 1914
1883first in SSA data

Names similar to Sister

How popular is Sister?

Girls named Sister
18831890190019101920193019401946
Girls named Sister per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1883–1946 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1946) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Sister total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19465—#5,614
19449—#3,350
194310—#3,219
19429—#3,407
19418—#3,526
19398—#3,387
19376—#4,206
19357—#3,707
19345—#4,879
19335—#4,780
19329—#3,248
19316—#4,283
19309—#3,309
19297—#4,000
19265—#5,525
192511—#3,099
19246—#4,978
19235—#5,615
19227—#4,380
19218—#3,976
19208—#3,911
191910—#3,193
191812—#2,794
191718—#1,984
191615—#2,229
191512—#2,509
191421—#1,432
191315—#1,592
191219—#1,247
191120—#1,004
191018—#1,060
190917—#1,012
190811—#1,342
19076—#2,030
190610—#1,309
190511—#1,229
19046—#1,839
190315—#924
190217—#869
190112—#999
190010—#1,305
189910—#1,088
18989—#1,247
189712—#975
189612—#991
189512—#974
189413—#900
18939—#1,087
18927—#1,258
189114—#745
18906—#1,321
18896—#1,258
18887—#1,124
18866—#1,087
18856—#1,034
18836—#913