The first name Karissa
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 girls were named Karissa, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 9 births (#2,717).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Karissa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Karissa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 58 girls born in the United States were named Karissa, the 2,915th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 901 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Karissa
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Karissa SchweizerAmerican athletics competitor, born 1996
Questions
- How popular is the name Karissa?
- In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Karissa, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2012, with 9 births.
- Is Karissa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 20,089 US babies named Karissa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Karissa most popular?
- 1991 in the United States, when 901 babies were named Karissa, its highest rank at 306th.