Dorissa

doh-RIH-suh /doˈɹɪsə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Dorissa is a very rare variant of Doris that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.

Dorissa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2003. Dorissa was first reported in SSA data in 1966 and peaked in 1994 (8 births).

About the name Dorissa

Pronunciationdoh-RIH-suh /doˈɹɪsə/
8peak births 1994
1966first in SSA data

Names similar to Dorissa

How popular is Dorissa?

Girls named Dorissa
196619701980199020002003
Girls named Dorissa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1966–2003 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2003) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dorissa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200355#16,480
200055#15,752
19948—#9,832
19916—#11,924
19886—#10,733
19855—#11,122
19847—#8,404
19767—#7,504
19745—#9,137
19695—#7,777
19665—#6,842