How Many People Are Named Carisa?
An estimated 2,807 people in the United States have the first name Carisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Carisa peaked in popularity in 1977 with 200 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carisa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,807
About 1 in 122,107 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1977
200 births
Total Registered
3,025
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carisa
Carisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,025 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carisa as a female name
Ranked #15,711 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1977 (200 births)
Carisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carisa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,368 babies were registered. Carisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carisa by Decade
How has Carisa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carisa by State
Birth registrations for Carisa span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, Oregon, North Dakota. On average, about 38 Carisas were registered per state.
Carisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carisa
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carisa?
We estimate approximately 2,807 people named Carisa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 122,107 Americans share this first name.
Is Carisa a common name?
Carisa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,025 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carisa most popular?
Carisa reached peak popularity in 1977, when 200 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carisa is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carisa a female name?
Carisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carisa Smith, Carisa Johnson, Carisa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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