Total births
189
Girls' name · since 1992
Yarissa
189 babies named Yarissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 189
- total births
- 1992–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Yarissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 189 recorded since 1992.
Yarissa has 189 recorded births among girls since 1992, 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 1992 to 2022.
- 189 total births
- 1992–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
189 girls have been named Yarissa since 1992, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 189
- total births
- 1992–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Yarissa was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
21 babies were named Yarissa in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
Yarissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yarissa's full recorded timeline at 2005, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yarissa at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1992
Yarissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2022
- Peak year (2004)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Yarissa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Yarissa's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Yarissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 97 births (51% of all-time use).
Yarissa by state
Where Yarissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 5.3% |
California share of Yarissa's total US births 5.3%
10 of 189 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yarissa? ▼
Since 1992, Social Security records show 189 babies named Yarissa. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 21 births.
When was Yarissa most popular? ▼
Yarissa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Yarissa most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yarissa are California (10 births).
How long has the name Yarissa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yarissa since 1992 -- 31 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Yarissa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yaretzi, Yareli, Yaritza, Yara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Yarissa's data
- Yarissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yarissas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- 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 Yarissa
Nearby Names Like Yarissa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yarissa
Yaretzi Girl
#795 13,609 births
Yareli Girl
#794 10,702 births
Yaritza Girl
#2908 8,431 births
Yara Girl
#581 7,534 births
Yarely Girl
#2212 4,040 births
Compare Yarissa side by side: Yarissa vs Yaretzi Yarissa vs Yareli Yarissa vs Yaritza
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1992–2022 (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. "Yarissa: Baby Name Since 1992 - 189 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yarissa. 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 Yarissa 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 June 2026.