Given name
Kissy
“a caring and compassionate woman”
Kissy is a variant of Kiss. One American interpretation is “a caring and compassionate woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kissy is a variant of Kiss. One American interpretation is “a caring and compassionate woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kissy is a variant of Kiss. An origin associated with Kiss is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kissy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 136
- 0 boys · 136 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 44 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 194 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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