Girls' name · since 1979
Brissa
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 2,793 babies named Brissa, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,111 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,793
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,793 babies have been named Brissa since 1979, making it today's #4111 girls' name.
Brissa has 2,793 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4111 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #3,766 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,111 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,793 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brissa ranks #3,766 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,111 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,793 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,111 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,793
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brissa's 2,793 recorded births place it above 94.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brissa compares
2,793 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brissa's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brissa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,793 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 230 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brissa splits its recorded history at 2003: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 230 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 230
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Brissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,284 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Brissa's strongest decade.
1,284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Brissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 213
1990s
213 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,284 births
- 2010s
2010s
992 births
- 2020s 228
2020s
228 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,284 births (46% of all-time use).
How Brissa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brissa's total volume
Brissa by state
Where Brissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 807 | 28.9% |
| #2 | California | | 707 | 25.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 134 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 62 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 41 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 27 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 18 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 17 | 0.6% |
807 of 2,793 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Brissa appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brissa's data
- Brissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,284 total births); usage has since declined to 228 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brissas (807 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brissa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.