Girls' name · since 1959

Trissa

Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 214 babies named Trissa, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#19,132 of 72,339
all-time among girls
214
born since 1959
1970s
peak decade

Trissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 214 recorded since 1959.

Trissa has 214 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2011.

  • #19,132 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 214 born since 1959
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trissa ranks #19,132 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.

#19,132 of 72,339
all-time among girls
214
born since 1959
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Trissa's 214 recorded births place it above 73.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Trissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Trissa splits its recorded history at 1986: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Trissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1977)
11
Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
4681012 195919691975198119881996200320072011 6

Trissa by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (46 births, 21% of the file).

1970s was Trissa's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Trissa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 46 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trissa?
214 babies have been named Trissa since 1959. All-time, it sits at #19,132 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1977 with 11 births.
Where does Trissa sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trissa ranks #19,132 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Trissa most popular?
Trissa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Trissa been used?
The SSA has tracked Trissa since 1959 -- 53 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Trissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trinity, Trisha, Tricia, Trina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Trissa's data

  • Trissa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (46 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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Trissa

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Trissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1959–2011 (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 Trissa 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.