Given name
Crissa
“follower of Christ”
Crissa is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Crissa is a variant of Christina. One English interpretation is “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Crissa 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 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Crissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 420
- 0 boys · 420 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 18 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 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 421 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.
Crissa’s family of names
Crissa 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.
Similar names
If you love Crissa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Cristina
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Crystal
“resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass”
>99% girls
Karissa
“filled with grace and kindess; very dear”
>99% girls
Carissa
“a woman of grace”
>99% girls
Christiana
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Shaina
“beautiful” · “a beautiful woman”
>99% girls
Vanna
“golden-haired woman”
>99% girls
Mayra
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls