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By Pamela Redmond · Aug 2026

Carissa

OriginGreek
Meaning"grace"
GenderGirl
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US Rank#964

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About Carissa

Variation of Charity

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#3,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1,38316793.5
2015#1,41216491.9
2016#1,67312872.2
2017#1,65313075.3
2018#1,9979857.6
2019#2,2018450
2020#2,0539055.7
2021#2,4897143.3
2022#3,2245030.5
2023#2,9425735.5
2024#3,4484527.8
2025#3,3494628.6
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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#986❄️ Unique#1963🫐 Nameberry

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