Girls' name · since 1975
Kerissa
502 babies named Kerissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 502
- total births
- 1975–2019
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
502 girls have been named Kerissa since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kerissa recorded 502 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2019.
- 502 total births
- 1975–2019 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kerissa's 502 recorded births place it above 84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kerissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kerissa's full recorded timeline at 1995, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kerissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2019
- Peak year (1994)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Kerissa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kerissa's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kerissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
190 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 190 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kerissa 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 Kerissa's total volume
Kerissa vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Kerissa by state
Where Kerissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.2% |
16 of 502 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kerissa's data
- Kerissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kerissas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- 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.
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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, 1975–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kerissa: Baby Name Since 1975 - 502 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kerissa. 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 Kerissa 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.