Girls' name · since 1959
Chrissa
705 babies named Chrissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 705
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chrissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 705 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Chrissa recorded 705 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2024.
- #9,473 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 705 born since 1959
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrissa ranks #9,473 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 705 born since 1959, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 705
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chrissa's 705 recorded births place it above 86.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Chrissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chrissa splits its recorded history at 1994: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chrissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2024
- Peak year (1979)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Chrissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (160 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Chrissa's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Chrissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
147 births
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 160 births (23% of all-time use).
How Chrissa 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 Chrissa's total volume
Chrissa by state
Where Chrissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 705 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chrissa's data
- Chrissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Chrissas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chrissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1959–2024 (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 Chrissa 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.