Brissa: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,084

among girls · ↓377 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Brissa · -15% vs 2024

How common

1 in 45,922

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2010

230 babies

All-time total

2,793

#3,766 all-time among girls

First recorded

1979

in Social Security records

Brissa popularity over time

2,793 babies have been named Brissa since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#10,387
1980s	71	7	+1320%	#5,941
1990s	213	21	+200%	#3,691
2000s	1,284	128	+503%	#1,272
2010s	992	99	-23%	#1,083
2020s (to 2025)	228	38	-62%	#3,042

Where Brissa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	34	0.02	outside top 500
2027	34	0.02	outside top 500
2028	33	0.02	outside top 500
2029	33	0.02	outside top 500
2030	33	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Brissa

Brissa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,084 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 2,793 American babies have been named Brissa. Its peak came in 2010, when 230 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brissa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brissa?

The median living Brissa is about 16 years old; half are between 12 and 22. An estimated 2,800 people named Brissa are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brissa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	35	#4,084
2024	41	#3,707
2023	32	#4,380
2022	54	#3,042
2021	29	#4,639
2020	37	#3,849
2019	45	#3,461
2018	47	#3,355
2017	54	#3,021
2016	89	#2,173
2015	92	#2,103
2014	76	#2,392
2013	116	#1,765
2012	110	#1,835
2011	133	#1,621
2010	230	#1,083
2009	191	#1,272
2008	128	#1,733
2007	155	#1,492
2006	110	#1,850
2005	95	#1,993
2004	119	#1,630
2003	107	#1,758
2002	106	#1,721
2001	148	#1,299
2000	125	#1,475
1995	19	#5,041
1990	14	#6,168
1985	–	–
1980	8	#7,503
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brissa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brissa?

The median living Brissa is about 16 years old. Half of all living Brissas are between 12 and 22 years old.

How many people named Brissa are alive today?

An estimated 2,800 people named Brissa are alive in the United States, based on 2,793 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brissa in 2025?

Brissa ranked #4,084 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brissa?

2,793 babies have been named Brissa in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brissa most popular?

Brissa peaked in 2010, when 230 newborns received the name.

Is Brissa a boy or girl name?

Brissa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brissa rising or falling?

Brissa is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brissa become more popular?

Brissa is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 33 girls named Brissa in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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