Darissa
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Darissa by the numbers
Darissa was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 1988, making it a 1980s name.
What we can tell you about Darissa
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Darissa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Dalissa5 in the US (2017)
- Darianawealthy; a form of Darius130 in the US (2017)
- Dariawealthy, well-off45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Darielawealthy, rich; feminine form of Dario37 in the US (2017)
- Darinagreat; from Daire8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Danishagod is my judge; a feminine form of Daniel13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Darissa
Names that are said the same way as Darissa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Darciadark; feminine form of Darcy3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Darissa
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