Karissa
Karissa was the 2915th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 306th with 901 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,666 places. More babies were named Karissa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,915 girls, down 1,089 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991901 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,089babies recorded
Karissa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,915 | 58 |
| 2020 | #1,826 | 108 |
| 2010 | #737 | 378 |
| 2000 | #434 | 649 |
| 1990 | #313 | 870 |
| 1980 | #768 | 215 |
| 1970 | #1,840 | 48 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Karissa, counting every spelling?
Karissa is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,695 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,915 for Karissa on its own. Together these spellings went to 104 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karissa | 58 | #2,915 | 335 |
| Carissa | 46 | #3,349 | 269 |
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 many kids will share the name Karissa?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Karissa (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Karissa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Karissa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Karissa?
About 19,700 people born in the US named Karissa are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 22 and 36. That makes Karissa mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Karissa by state
How common Karissa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.7×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Karissa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karissa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Karissa
How popular is the name Karissa?
Karissa was the 2915th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 306th with 901 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,666 places. More babies were named Karissa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Karissa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Karissa in the US.
Where is Karissa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Karissa was most common in Florida (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.