Girls' name · since 1986
Myrissa
358 babies named Myrissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Myrissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 358 recorded since 1986.
Myrissa has 358 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2012.
- #14,476 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 358 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myrissa ranks #14,476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 358 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Myrissa's 358 recorded births place it above 79.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Myrissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Myrissa's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Myrissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2012
- Peak year (1993)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Myrissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (193 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Myrissa's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Myrissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 193 births (54% of all-time use).
Myrissa by state
Where Myrissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 6.7% |
24 of 358 births nationwide.
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- Myrissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Myrissas (24 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myrissa: 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 (~26 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, 1986–2012 (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 Myrissa 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.