How Many People Are Named Kerissa?
An estimated 484 people in the United States have the first name Kerissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Kerissa peaked in popularity in 1994 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kerissa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kerissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
484
About 1 in 708,170 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1994
29 births
Total Registered
502
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kerissa
Kerissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 502 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kerissa as a female name
Ranked #16,807 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1994 (29 births)
Kerissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kerissa span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 190 babies were registered. Kerissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kerissa by Decade
How has Kerissa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kerissa by State
Kerissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kerissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kerissa
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Kerissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kerissa?
We estimate approximately 484 people named Kerissa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 708,170 Americans share this first name.
Is Kerissa a common name?
Kerissa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 502 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kerissa most popular?
Kerissa reached peak popularity in 1994, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kerissa is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kerissa a female name?
Kerissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kerissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kerissa Smith, Kerissa Johnson, Kerissa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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