How Many People Are Named Norissa?
An estimated 55 people in the United States have the first name Norissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Norissa peaked in popularity in 1985 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Norissa 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 Norissa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Norissa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
55
About 1 in 6,231,897 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1985
7 births
Total Registered
57
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Norissa
Norissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 57 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Norissa as a female name
Ranked #18,140 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1985 (7 births)
Norissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Norissa span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 27 babies were registered. Norissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Norissa by Decade
How has Norissa 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.
Norissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Norissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Norissa
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Norissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Norissa?
We estimate approximately 55 people named Norissa 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 6,231,897 Americans share this first name.
Is Norissa a common name?
Norissa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 55.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 57 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Norissa most popular?
Norissa reached peak popularity in 1985, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Norissa is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Norissa a female name?
Norissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Norissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Norissa Smith, Norissa Johnson, Norissa 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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