Is Carissa a boy or girl name?
Carissa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 45 girls and 0 boys were named Carissa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 28,412 US babies named Carissa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,448
- Babies named Carissa since 1949
- 28,412
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 1,156 babies
Boys and girls named Carissa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 505 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,635 | 100% |
| 1980s | 12 | 7,627 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 8,820 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,568 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,856 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 313 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,448 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,942 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,224 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,489 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,053 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,201 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,997 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,653 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,673 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,412 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,383 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,138 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 265 | #958 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 285 | #914 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 324 | #827 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 326 | #854 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 408 | #730 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 477 | #625 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 502 | #584 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 497 | #578 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 625 | #472 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 648 | #461 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 692 | #420 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 708 | #410 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 685 | #413 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 681 | #409 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 686 | #400 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 659 | #395 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 724 | #373 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 818 | #329 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 904 | #304 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 977 | #285 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,156 | #240 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,109 | #250 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,106 | #257 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,309 | 962 | #280 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 837 | #295 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 734 | #334 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 766 | #312 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,668 | 730 | #326 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 752 | #315 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 738 | #313 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 713 | #336 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 670 | #349 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 725 | #332 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 686 | #344 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 553 | #381 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 532 | #393 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 475 | #425 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 308 | #555 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 270 | #584 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 222 | #671 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 216 | #683 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 207 | #729 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 166 | #827 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,040 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,280 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,300 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,368 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,325 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,980 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,431 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,827 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,683 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,999 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,672 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,206 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,109 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,040 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,280 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,538 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,328 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carissa reached #6,309 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #240 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carissa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.