Given name
Chryssa
“follower of Christ”
Chryssa is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chryssa is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chryssa is a variant of Christina. Christina has been associated with Latin and Middle English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chryssa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 0 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 6 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 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1973. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 141 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chryssa’s family of names
Chryssa has a related form in Christina.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Chryssa
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Chryssa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Christy
“follower of Christ” · “one who bears Christ inside”
1% boys · 99% girls
Cristy
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Kina
“woman of China”
>99% girls
Anissa
“one who is affectionate and friendly”
>99% girls
Kiva
“protected by God”
5% boys · 95% girls
Tisha
“one who brings joy to others”
>99% girls