Cherissa — girls' name

What the Data Says About Cherissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Cherissa between 1973 and 2002, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cherissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cherissa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cherissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cherissa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 161 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.