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Karissa
OriginSpelling variation of Carissa
Meaning"grace"
US Rank#2915
2025 SSA
About Karissa
Both Karissa and Carissa are trending downward, along with the other issa names that first rose to popularity in the 1970s. Karissa fell out of the Top 1000 in 2014, two years after Carissa.
Pronounced kuh-RIS-uh.
As of October 2026, Karissa ranked #2915 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #306 in 1991.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,200 | 203 | 113.6 |
| 2015 | #1,249 | 196 | 109.8 |
| 2016 | #1,403 | 166 | 93.7 |
| 2017 | #1,597 | 137 | 79.4 |
| 2018 | #1,843 | 110 | 64.7 |
| 2019 | #1,894 | 106 | 63.2 |
| 2020 | #1,823 | 108 | 66.8 |
| 2021 | #2,428 | 74 | 45.1 |
| 2022 | #2,502 | 72 | 43.9 |
| 2023 | #2,741 | 63 | 39.3 |
| 2024 | #2,671 | 65 | 40.1 |
| 2025 | #2,915 | 58 | 36.1 |
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