Given name & surname
Zissi
Zissi is used as a given name and a surname. Zissi is connected with Franziska.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In German use, Zissi is used as an affectionate form of Franziska.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2024. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zissi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 6 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 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zissi’s family of names
Zissi is an affectionate form of Francesca. In Greek usage, Zissi as a surname is a transliteration of Ζίσση. Zissi is an affectionate form of Franziska.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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