Girls' name · since 1977
Korissa
357 babies named Korissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 357
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Korissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 357 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korissa has been recorded 357 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 2011.
- #14,495 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 357 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korissa ranks #14,495 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 357 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 357
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Korissa's 357 recorded births place it above 79.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Korissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Korissa splits its recorded history at 1995: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Korissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2011
- Peak year (1993)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Korissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (193 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Korissa's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Korissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s 70
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 193 births (54% of all-time use).
Korissa by state
Where Korissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 4.8% |
17 of 357 births nationwide.
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What to do with Korissa's data
- Korissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Korissas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Korissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1977–2011 (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 Korissa 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.