Recorded 1981–2020 Girls' name Peak 1993 63 births

Kharissa — girls' name

63 babies named Kharissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

63 girls have been named Kharissa since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.

63
total births
1981–2020
years on record
1990s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kharissa was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kharissa in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kharissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Kharissa between 1981 and 2020, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kharissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kharissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kharissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kharissa 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 63 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.

Kharissa at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

63

Since 1981

40 years of records

Peak year

1993

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1981

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kharissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1981

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1993)
7
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Kharissa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 30% of Kharissa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kharissa?
63 babies have been named Kharissa since 1981. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1993 with 7 births.
When was Kharissa most popular?
Kharissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Kharissa been used?
Kharissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 40 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kharissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khadijah, Khaleesi, Khadija, Khalia, 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, 1981–2020 (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.