Girls' name · since 1947
Rissa
Rissa has 313 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 313
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 313 have been recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rissa has been recorded 313 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 2024.
- #15,551 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 313 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rissa ranks #15,551 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 313 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 313
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rissa's 313 recorded births place it above 78.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rissa splits its recorded history at 1985: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Rissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (60 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Rissa's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Rissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (19% of all-time use).
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- Rissa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1947–2024 (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 Rissa 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.