Korissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ko-RISS-a
- Origin
- Modern
Korissa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Korissa come from?
Modern: spelling of Corissa; modern name, perhaps a blend of Cori with Clarissa or Marissa
Meaning borrowed from Corissa.
Is Korissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Korissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Korissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Korissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Korissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
Names like Korissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiana, Kayla, Amanda, Samantha, Sierra, Kiara, Kianna, Karina, Paulina, Miranda, Bianca, Montana
Names related to Korissa
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, “Korissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/korissa, updated 20 October 2026.