Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Narcissa is a feminine form of Narcissus. The history of Narcissus gives this family its wider story. Narcissus’s Christian associations include Saint Narcissus, a bishop of Jerusalem in 195.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Narcissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 190
- 0 boys · 190 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 11 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 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1948. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 241 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.
Narcissa’s family of names
Narcissa is a feminine form of Narcissus. Narcissa has a related form in Narcisa. Narcissa has a related form in Nargis.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Narcissa
- Narcissa WhitmanAmerican missionary (1808–1847)
- Narcissa Niblack ThorneAmerican miniaturist (1882-1966)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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