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Karissa

Girl

Meaning of Karissa: Greek: 'grace'

Karissa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2797th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2797

58 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,089

First recorded 1961 · peak 1991

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 276 babies1982: 264 babies1983: 266 babies1984: 316 babies1985: 368 babies1986: 399 babies1987: 402 babies1988: 565 babies1989: 739 babies1990: 870 babies19901991: 901 babies1992: 898 babies1993: 855 babies1994: 770 babies1995: 720 babies1996: 603 babies1997: 588 babies1998: 619 babies1999: 622 babies2000: 649 babies20002001: 551 babies2002: 621 babies2003: 660 babies2004: 523 babies2005: 474 babies2006: 471 babies2007: 449 babies2008: 362 babies2009: 337 babies2010: 378 babies20102011: 323 babies2012: 304 babies2013: 260 babies2014: 203 babies2015: 196 babies2016: 167 babies2017: 137 babies2018: 110 babies2019: 106 babies2020: 108 babies20202021: 75 babies2022: 72 babies2023: 63 babies2024: 67 babies2025: 58 babies
US babies named Karissa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 901.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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