Crissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KRISS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Crissa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Crissa come from?
Modern: spelling of Krissa; modern short form of names such as Clarissa or Chrissa
Meaning borrowed from Krissa.
Is Crissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Crissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Crissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Crissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Crissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 17 | #4,079 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
Names like Crissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda Dulce Xaria Marisol Azucena Lucero Ariana Marissa Coco Carissa Juana Rosa
Names related to Crissa
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Crissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/crissa, updated 20 October 2026.