Girls' name · since 1989

Kerrissa

Kerrissa has 15 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

15
total births
1989–1993
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade

15 girls have been named Kerrissa since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kerrissa has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1989, 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 1989 to 1993.

  • 15 total births
  • 1989–1993 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 67% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kerrissa's 15 recorded births place it above 30% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kerrissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kerrissa's full recorded timeline at 1991, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births.

Kerrissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1989)
5
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
5 198919911993 5

Kerrissa by decade

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

1990s was Kerrissa's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Kerrissa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kerrissa?
Kerrissa has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 5 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
When was Kerrissa most popular?
Kerrissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Kerrissa been used?
Records for Kerrissa go back to 1989, giving 5 years of history through 1993.
What names are similar to Kerrissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kerri, Keri, Kerrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1989–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kerrissa: Baby Name Since 1989 - 15 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kerrissa. 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 Kerrissa 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.