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Karissa

100% girls · 58 born in 2025

Karissa has been given to about 20,089 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 19,757
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Karissa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 901
  • Born in 202558
  • All time20,089
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Karissa?

Its best year was 1991, when 901 babies were given the name, ranking 306th. The typical living American called Karissa is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Karissa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carissa0.97
  2. Marissa0.88
  3. Larissa0.88
  4. Clarissa0.87
  5. Marisa0.85
  6. Karina0.79
  7. Charissa0.79
  8. Alissa0.76

Middle names for Karissa

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

Sibling names for Karissa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.94
  2. Dariusbrother · 0.94
  3. Tianasister · 0.93
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.93
  5. Nathanaelbrother · 0.92
  6. Alejandrasister · 0.92

Where Karissa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Karissa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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