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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Karisa

Karisa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1110th with 161 babies. More babies were named Karisa in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1992161 babies
Total since 1880
2,773babies recorded

Karisa popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#16,2835
2010#6,06322
2000#2,61557
1990#1,248132
1980#1,59173
1970#3,78216
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Karisa, counting every spelling?

Karisa is a spelling of Karissa, a name family that ranked #1,695 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 104 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Karissa58#2,915335
Carissa46#3,349269

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Karisa?

About 2,700 people born in the US named Karisa are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 27 and 41. That makes Karisa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Karisa by state

How common Karisa was among girls born in each state in 1990–1994, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (3.2×), Wisconsin (3.0×), Pennsylvania (1.6×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesWI0.22Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesWA0.23Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMN0.10Illinois: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIL0.06Michigan: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMI0.06New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMA0.03Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIN0.10Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesPA0.11New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesUT0.07Colorado: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCO0.05Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesGA0.02Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesFL0.06
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Karisa, girls, 1990–1994. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Karisa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karisa, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Karisa

How popular is the name Karisa?

Karisa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1110th with 161 babies. More babies were named Karisa in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Karisa a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Karisa in the US.

Where was Karisa most popular?

In 1990–1994, Karisa was most common in Washington (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.