Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1992

Carissa

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,349 Trend ↓ Falling 43%
Rank 2025
#3,349
among girls · ↑119 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
46
named Carissa · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,941
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1992
1,155 babies
All-time total
28,459
#862 all-time among girls
First recorded
1949
in Social Security records

Carissa popularity over time

28,459 babies have been named Carissa since 1949, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 5 – 5 1 – #5,328
1950s 71 – 71 7 +1320% #3,039
1960s 505 – 505 51 +611% #1,039
1970s 3,635 – 3,635 364 +620% #344
1980s 7,627 12 7,639 764 +110% #280
1990s 8,820 – 8,820 882 +15% #240
2000s 5,568 – 5,568 557 -37% #410
2010s 1,857 – 1,857 186 -67% #827
2020s (to 2025) 359 – 359 60 -68% #2,053

Where Carissa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 42 0.03 outside top 500
2027 38 0.02 outside top 500
2028 36 0.02 outside top 500
2029 34 0.02 outside top 500
2030 32 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Carissa

Carissa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,349 in 2025 with 46 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1949, 28,459 American babies have been named Carissa. Its peak came in 1992, when 1,155 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Carissa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carissa?

The median living Carissa is about 33 years old; half are between 24 and 41. An estimated 28 thousand people named Carissa are alive in the United States today.

median 33 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Carissa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 46 #3,349 – –
2024 45 #3,468 – –
2023 57 #2,943 – –
2022 50 #3,228 – –
2021 71 #2,490 – –
2020 90 #2,053 – –
2019 84 #2,202 – –
2018 98 #1,998 – –
2017 131 #1,645 – –
2016 128 #1,673 – –
2015 164 #1,412 – –
2014 167 #1,383 – –
2013 211 #1,138 – –
2012 265 #960 – –
2011 285 #914 – –
2010 324 #827 – –
2009 326 #854 – –
2008 408 #730 – –
2007 477 #625 – –
2006 502 #584 – –
2005 497 #578 – –
2004 625 #472 – –
2003 648 #461 – –
2002 692 #420 – –
2001 708 #410 – –
2000 685 #413 – –
1995 818 #329 – –
1990 1,106 #257 – –
1985 730 #326 5 #6,668
1980 725 #332 – –
1975 308 #555 – –
1970 166 #827 – –
1965 68 #1,325 – –
1960 17 #2,998 – –
1955 9 #4,110 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Carissa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Carissa?

The median living Carissa is about 33 years old. Half of all living Carissas are between 24 and 41 years old.

How many people named Carissa are alive today?

An estimated 28 thousand people named Carissa are alive in the United States, based on 28,459 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Carissa in 2025?

Carissa ranked #3,349 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 46 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Carissa?

28,459 babies have been named Carissa in the United States since 1949, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carissa most popular?

Carissa peaked in 1992, when 1,155 newborns received the name.

Is Carissa a boy or girl name?

Carissa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Carissa rising or falling?

Carissa is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Carissa become more popular?

Carissa is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Carissa in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Carissa

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