Baby name

Carissa

Girl

Short-lived name

In 1992, Carissa reached its peak: 1,155 girls, 1 baby in 3,324. Since then, the name has fallen 95%, to about 50 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 3341. 31% of all babies named Carissa since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

28,447births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 240rank at its peak, in 1992

Where babies named Carissa are born

1992

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The darker the blue, the more common Carissa is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Carissa is most common in Minnesota (1.8 times), Nebraska (1.8) and Iowa (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Marissa 120,842
Clarissa 40,484
Larissa 23,498
Karissa 20,089
Charissa 5,140
Carisa 3,025

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