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 first appears in 1883 and peaked in 1914 (21 births).

About the name Sister

PronunciationSIHS-ter /ˈsɪstɚ/
21peak births 1914
1883first appeared

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)

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