Is Kerissa a boy or girl name?

Kerissa is a girl’s name. Of the 502 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kerissa

Recorded 1975–2019 · United States

Kerissa was most popular in 1994, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,064 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 502 people named Kerissa.

Kerissa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kerissa’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kerissa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kerissa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 502 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org