Name Legacy

Carrissa

Recorded 1967–2018 · United States

Carrissa was most popular in 1991, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,530 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 965 people named Carrissa.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#3,530
Births that year61
Total since 1880965
Given to100% girls

Carrissa over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Carrissa’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carrissa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carrissa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 965 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Carrissa

Where Carrissa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org