Recorded 1977–2011 Girls' name Peak 1993 357 births

Korissa — girls' name

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.

1970s151980s721990s1932000s702010s7
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Korissa was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

28 babies were named Korissa in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Korissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 357 babies named Korissa between 1977 and 2011, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Korissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Korissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 193 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Korissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Korissa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Korissa 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 357 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.

Korissa at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

357

Since 1977

35 years of records

Peak year

1993

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1977

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2011

Korissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1977

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1993)
28
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Korissa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
193 births that decade — 54% of Korissa's all-time total
1970s151980s721990s1932000s702010s7

Korissa by state

Where Korissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Korissa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 4.8%
California share of Korissa's total US births 4.8%

17 of 357 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Korissa?
357 babies have been named Korissa since 1977. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1993 with 28 births.
When was Korissa most popular?
Korissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 193 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Korissa most popular?
The top states for the name Korissa are California (17 births).
How long has the name Korissa been used?
Korissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 35 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Korissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kori, Kora, Kortney, Korina, 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, 1977–2011 (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.