Given name
Corisa
“from the hollow; of the churning waters”
Corisa is a variant of Corey. One Irish interpretation is “from the hollow; of the churning waters.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Corisa is a variant of Corey. One Irish interpretation is “from the hollow; of the churning waters.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Corisa is a variant of Corey. An origin associated with Corey is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Corisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 139
- 0 boys · 139 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 12 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 6 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 176 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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