Recorded 1962–2016 Girls' name Peak 1970 907 births

Krissa — girls' name

907 babies named Krissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s491970s1551980s2361990s2372000s1532010s77
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Krissa was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

32 babies were named Krissa in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Krissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 907 babies named Krissa between 1962 and 2016, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Krissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Krissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 237 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Krissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Krissa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Krissa 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 907 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.

Krissa at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

907

Since 1962

55 years of records

Peak year

1970

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1962

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2016

Krissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1962

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1970)
32
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
010203040 201620082001199419871980197319661962 5

Krissa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
237 births that decade — 26% of Krissa's all-time total
1960s491970s1551980s2361990s2372000s1532010s77

Krissa by state

Where Krissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Krissa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 1.7%
Texas share of Krissa's total US births 1.7%

15 of 907 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krissa?
907 babies have been named Krissa since 1962. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1970 with 32 births.
When was Krissa most popular?
Krissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 237 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Krissa most popular?
The top states for the name Krissa are Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Krissa been used?
Krissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 55 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Krissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1962–2016 (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.