Girls' name · since 1964
Corissa
2,047 babies named Corissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,047
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Corissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,047 have been recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corissa has been recorded 2,047 times among girls since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2020.
- #4,643 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,047 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corissa ranks #4,643 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,047 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,047
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Corissa's 2,047 recorded births place it above 93.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Corissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Corissa's full recorded timeline at 1993, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 101 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Corissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2020
- Peak year (1990)
- 101
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Corissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (718 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Corissa's strongest decade.
718 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Corissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
346 births
- 1980s
1980s
618 births
- 1990s
1990s
718 births
- 2000s 249
2000s
249 births
- 2010s 85
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 718 births (35% of all-time use).
How Corissa 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 Corissa's total volume
Corissa by state
Where Corissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 147 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 66 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 46 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 39 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 35 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 33 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 26 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Texas | | 18 | 0.9% |
147 of 2,047 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Corissa appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Corissa's data
- Corissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (718 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Corissas (147 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 Corissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1964–2020 (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 Corissa 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.