Recorded 1979–1996 Girls' name Peak 1991 91 births

Corrissa — girls' name

91 babies named Corrissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s281990s58
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Corrissa was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

14 babies were named Corrissa in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corrissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Corrissa between 1979 and 1996, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corrissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corrissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Corrissa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corrissa 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 91 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.

Corrissa at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

91

Since 1979

18 years of records

Peak year

1991

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1979

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1996

Corrissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1979

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1991)
14
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
46810121416 199619951994199319921991199019891987198519841979 5

Corrissa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
58 births that decade — 64% of Corrissa's all-time total
1970s51980s281990s58

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corrissa?
91 babies have been named Corrissa since 1979. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1991 with 14 births.
When was Corrissa most popular?
Corrissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Corrissa been used?
Corrissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 18 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Corrissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Corinne, Cornelia, Corrine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.