Given name
Cerisa
“resembling the cherry”
Cerisa is a variant of Cerise. One French interpretation is “resembling the cherry.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cerisa is a variant of Cerise. One French interpretation is “resembling the cherry.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cerisa is a variant of Cerise. An origin associated with Cerise is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cerisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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