Girls' name · since 1965
Lorissa
1,245 babies named Lorissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,245
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lorissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,245 have been recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Lorissa recorded 1,245 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2021.
- #6,454 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,245 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorissa ranks #6,454 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,245 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,245
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lorissa's 1,245 recorded births place it above 91.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lorissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorissa's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2021
- Peak year (1994)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Lorissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (400 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Lorissa's strongest decade.
400 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lorissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s
1970s
220 births
- 1980s
1980s
280 births
- 1990s
1990s
400 births
- 2000s
2000s
221 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 400 births (32% of all-time use).
How Lorissa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lorissa's total volume
Lorissa by state
Where Lorissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 100 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 85 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
100 of 1,245 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lorissa's data
- Lorissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (400 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorissas (100 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1965–2021 (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 Lorissa 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.