Given name

Narissa

Narissa is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Narissa is a variant of Nerissa. An origin associated with Nerissa is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Narissa through the years

Babies since 1880
784
0 boys · 784 girls
Most popular year
2003
28 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−63%
Cooling
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Narissa in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1964–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 832 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.

Narissa’s family of names

Narissa has a related form in Nerissa.

Walk Narissa’s family in the name graph

NarissaNaryssaNerissa

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

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 Narissa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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“born on Christmas Day”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

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Nakiah

“one who is pure; chaste”

0Not recently recordedEasing

>99% girls

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Natailia

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

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Narali

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>99% girls

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Nysia

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Arabic · Modern

Nadira

“one who is precious; rare”

20RareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Nachaly

Nachaly is a feminine given name.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Angelissa

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Narissa’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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