Total births
108
Girls' name · since 1986
Sarissa
108 babies named Sarissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 108
- total births
- 1986–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Sarissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 108 recorded since 1986.
Sarissa has 108 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 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2010.
- 108 total births
- 1986–2010 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
108 girls have been named Sarissa since 1986, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.
- 108
- total births
- 1986–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Sarissa was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
10 babies were named Sarissa in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
Sarissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sarissa's full recorded timeline at 2000, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sarissa at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
2005
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Sarissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2010
- Peak year (2005)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Sarissa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Sarissa's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Sarissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sarissa? ▼
Sarissa has been given to 108 babies in the U.S. since 1986, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 10 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
When was Sarissa most popular? ▼
Sarissa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Sarissa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sarissa since 1986 -- 25 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Sarissa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sarissa's data
- Sarissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sarissa
Nearby Names Like Sarissa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sarissa
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Sarai Girl
#444 22,919 births
Sarina Girl
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Sariah Girl
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Compare Sarissa side by side: Sarissa vs Sarah Sarissa vs Sara Sarissa vs Sarai
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1986–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sarissa: Baby Name Since 1986 - 108 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sarissa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sarissa 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 July 2026.