Girls' name · since 1975
Cerissa
461 babies named Cerissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 461
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cerissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 461 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cerissa has been recorded 461 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2010.
- #12,451 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 461 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cerissa ranks #12,451 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 461 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 461
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cerissa's 461 recorded births place it above 82.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cerissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cerissa's full recorded timeline at 1988, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cerissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2010
- Peak year (1980)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Cerissa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (248 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Cerissa's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Cerissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
130 births
- 1980s
1980s
248 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 248 births (54% of all-time use).
Cerissa by state
Where Cerissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 9 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 1.1% |
19 of 461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Cerissa's data
- Cerissa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cerissas (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Cerissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1975–2010 (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 Cerissa 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.