Is Karissa a boy or girl name?
Karissa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 65 girls and 0 boys were named Karissa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 20,026 US babies named Karissa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,671
- Babies named Karissa since 1961
- 20,026
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 901 babies
Boys and girls named Karissa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 122 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 987 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,809 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 7,446 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,097 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,183 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 382 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,671 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,741 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,502 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,428 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,823 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,894 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,843 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,597 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,249 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,200 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 260 | #968 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 304 | #879 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 323 | #821 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 378 | #737 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 337 | #832 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 362 | #798 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 449 | #661 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 471 | #617 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 474 | #598 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 523 | #546 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 660 | #455 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 621 | #460 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 551 | #500 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 649 | #434 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 622 | #437 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 619 | #429 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 588 | #433 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 603 | #422 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 720 | #363 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 770 | #345 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 855 | #312 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 898 | #309 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 901 | #306 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 870 | #313 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 739 | #346 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 565 | #414 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 402 | #517 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 399 | #518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 368 | #542 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 315 | #580 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 266 | #650 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 264 | #673 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 276 | #643 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 215 | #768 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 179 | #865 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 171 | #860 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 143 | #969 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,087 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,222 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,359 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,355 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,793 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,046 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,840 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,421 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,387 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,820 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,885 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,830 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,236 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,576 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,187 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,071 |
Highest rank
Karissa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #306 in 1991. 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 Karissa
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.