How Many People Are Named Carissia?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Carissia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Carissia peaked in popularity in 1983 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carissia 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 Carissia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Carissia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1983
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carissia
Carissia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carissia as a female name
Ranked #16,575 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1983 (5 births)
Carissia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carissia span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 10 babies were registered. While Carissia is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Carissia by Decade
How has Carissia 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.
Carissia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carissia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carissia
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carissia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carissia?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Carissia 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Carissia a common name?
Carissia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carissia most popular?
Carissia reached peak popularity in 1983, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carissia is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carissia a female name?
Carissia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carissia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carissia Smith, Carissia Johnson, Carissia 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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