Girls' name · since 1964
Narissa
784 babies named Narissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 784
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Narissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 784 have been recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Narissa has been recorded 784 times among girls since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2022.
- #8,866 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 784 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Narissa ranks #8,866 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 784 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 784
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Narissa's 784 recorded births place it above 87.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Narissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Narissa's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Narissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2022
- Peak year (2003)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Narissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (217 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Narissa's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Narissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
172 births
- 1990s
1990s
206 births
- 2000s
2000s
217 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 217 births (28% of all-time use).
How Narissa 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 Narissa's total volume
Narissa by state
Where Narissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
31 of 784 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Narissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Narissas (31 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 Narissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1964–2022 (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 Narissa 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.