Given name & surname
Kissa
“daughter born after twins”
Kissa is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “daughter born after twins.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “daughter born after twins.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 68
- 0 boys · 68 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 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 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 109 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.
Kissa’s family of names
Kissa has a related form in Kissah. Kissa has a related form in Kyssa. Kissa has a related form in Kyssah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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