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Girl name

Carisa

100% girls · last recorded 2021

Carisa has been given to about 3,025 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,919
Median age today46 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Carisa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 200
  • Born in 20250
  • All time3,025

How popular is Carisa?

Its best year was 1977, when 200 babies were given the name, ranking 758th. The typical living American called Carisa is about 46 years old today.

Names that sound like Carisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carissa0.97
  2. Karissa0.94
  3. Marisa0.88
  4. Clarissa0.87
  5. Marissa0.85
  6. Larissa0.85
  7. Carina0.81
  8. Karina0.78

Middle names for Carisa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Carisa Rose0.85
  2. Carisa Louise0.85
  3. Carisa June0.84
  4. Carisa Pearl0.84
  5. Carisa Quinn0.84
  6. Carisa Nell0.84

Sibling names for Carisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.77
  2. Damonbrother · 0.75
  3. Larasister · 0.74
  4. Meredithsister · 0.73
  5. Kareembrother · 0.72
  6. Aprilsister · 0.71

Where Carisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Carisa White0.80
    2. Carisa Reyes0.80
    3. Carisa Nguyen0.80
    4. Carisa Moore0.80
    5. Carisa Lee0.80
    6. Carisa Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Carisa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.