Given name
Trissa
“of noble descent”
Trissa is a variant of Trisha. In Latin use, Trisha carries the interpretation “of noble descent.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Trissa is a variant of Trisha. In Latin use, Trisha carries the interpretation “of noble descent.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 214
- 0 boys · 214 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 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 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 293 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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