Girls' name · since 1961
Crissa
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 420 babies named Crissa, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 420
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 420 have been recorded since 1961.
Crissa has 420 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2011.
- #13,124 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 420 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Crissa ranks #13,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 420 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 420
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Crissa's 420 recorded births place it above 81.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Crissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Crissa's full recorded timeline at 1989, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Crissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2011
- Peak year (1987)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Crissa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (108 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Crissa's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Crissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 108 births (26% of all-time use).
Crissa by state
Where Crissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 420 births nationwide.
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What to do with Crissa's data
- Crissa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Crissas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Crissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1961–2011 (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 Crissa 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.