Girls' name · since 1986
Parissa
92 babies named Parissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,081 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Parissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 92 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Parissa recorded 92 times among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 2015.
- #28,081 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Parissa ranks #28,081 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,081 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Parissa's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Parissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Parissa splits its recorded history at 1997: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Parissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2015
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Parissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (39 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Parissa's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Parissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (42% of all-time use).
Parissa by state
Where Parissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 10.9% |
10 of 92 births nationwide.
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- Parissa's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Parissas (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Parissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1986–2015 (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 Parissa 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.