Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Parissa isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Parissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 92
- 0 boys · 92 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 8 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 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 228 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.
Parissa’s family of names
In Greek usage, Parissa as a surname is a transliteration of Παρισσά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Parissa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Karissa
“filled with grace and kindess; very dear”
>99% girls
Larissa
“a lighthearted woman”
>99% girls
Marissa
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls
Alisha
Alisha is a feminine given name from Germanic.
>99% girls
Alyse
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls
Alissa
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls
Yulissa
>99% girls
Clarissa
“fame”
>99% girls