girl's name

Corissa

kuh-RISS-uh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 2,118

Corissa is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1990, when 101 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1964.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Corissa Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

718
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Corissa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 24
1970s 346
1980s 618
1990s 718
2000s 249
2010s 85
2020s (to 2025) 7

How Popular Is Corissa?

In 2020, Corissa was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Corissa Is Used

Canada #3,127 5 in 2004
United States #13,206 7 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Corissa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Corissa Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Corissa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Corissa

  • English kuh-RISS-uh

Sibling Names for Corissa

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Corissa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Corissa

How popular is the name Corissa?

In 2020, Corissa was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Corissa a girl's or a boy's name?

Corissa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Corissa?

Corissa has 3 syllables.

When was Corissa most popular?

Corissa peaked in 1990, when 101 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.