Total births
28
Girls' name · since 1990
Curissa
28 babies named Curissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 28
- total births
- 1990–2010
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Curissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1990.
Curissa has 28 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2010.
- 28 total births
- 1990–2010 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Curissa since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.
- 28
- total births
- 1990–2010
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Curissa was born in this single decade.
1992
Single peak year
7 babies were named Curissa in 1992 - its busiest year on record.
Curissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Curissa's full recorded timeline at 2000, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Curissa at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
1992
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1990
Curissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2010
- Peak year (1992)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Curissa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Curissa's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Curissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Curissa? ▼
Curissa has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 7 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
When was Curissa most popular? ▼
Curissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Curissa been used? ▼
Records for Curissa go back to 1990, giving 21 years of history through 2010.
What names are similar to Curissa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Curtis, Curley, Curlie, Curtisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Curissa's data
- Curissa's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Curissa
Nearby Names Like Curissa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Curissa
Curtis Girl
2,322 births
Curley Girl
534 births
Curlie Girl
360 births
Curtisha Girl
303 births
Curry Girl
85 births
Compare Curissa side by side: Curissa vs Curtis Curissa vs Curley Curissa vs Curlie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1990–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Curissa: Baby Name Since 1990 - 28 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/curissa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Curissa 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 July 2026.