How Many People Are Named Carissa?
An estimated 27,132 people in the United States have the first name Carissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Carissa peaked in popularity in 1992 with 1,156 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carissa 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 Carissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
27,132
About 1 in 12,633 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1992
1,156 births
Total Registered
28,412
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carissa
Carissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 28,412 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carissa as a male name
Ranked #6,309 in 1989
7 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (7 births)
Carissa as a female name
Ranked #3,448 in 2024
45 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (1,156 births)
Carissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carissa span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 8,820 babies were registered. Carissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carissa by Decade
How has Carissa 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.
Carissa by State
Birth registrations for Carissa span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Delaware, Wyoming, Alaska. On average, about 525 Carissas were registered per state.
Carissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carissa
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carissa?
We estimate approximately 27,132 people named Carissa 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 12,633 Americans share this first name.
Is Carissa a common name?
Carissa is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28,412 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carissa most popular?
Carissa reached peak popularity in 1992, when 1,156 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carissa is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carissa a female name?
Carissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carissa Smith, Carissa Johnson, Carissa 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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