Girls' name · since 1966
Chrisa
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Chrisa, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,995 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
92 girls have been named Chrisa since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chrisa has 92 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1996.
- #27,995 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrisa ranks #27,995 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,995 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chrisa's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chrisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chrisa's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chrisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1996
- Peak year (1972)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Chrisa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (51 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Chrisa's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Chrisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 51 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chrisa's data
- Chrisa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chrisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1966–1996 (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 Chrisa 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.